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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...of options for continued production of the PSC when the current contract expires at the end of this year. The following table sets out, as requested, the costs to date, both overall and in 2017, of the Public Services Card project. Costs to date 2017 only Production, personalisation and distribution of PSCs €20,882,292.41 €3,722,187.09 Helpdesk * €2,615,546.71...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...Framework environment – or SAFE. A person who successfully completes a SAFE 2 registration process (i.e. verifies their identity to a substantial level of assurance) may be issued with a Public Services Card (PSC). In the case of my Department’s own services, the legislation governing identity verification for existing claimants is set out in the Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...his/her identity, sets out how that can be done, and provides for disqualification where an existing claimant fails to so do. The recently published “Comprehensive Guide to SAFE Registration and the Public Services Card” is available on my Department’s websiteunder “Downloads”. This document contains 54 detailed questions and answers which address a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (28 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...their social welfare payments. Social welfare claimants must present one of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection payment cards when collecting payments. These cards are; the Public Services Card, the Social Services Card and the Temporary Payment Card. The Public Services Card, or PSC, is an identity token, issued by the Department, following a face to face...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (21 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: A Public Services Card may be issued to a person who has successfully completed a SAFE 2 identity registration. The person’s Public Service Identity Dataset is verified as part of this process. Adopted people are treated in the same way as other individuals in terms of verification of identity. Name, date of birth, place of birth and mother’s birth surname are generally...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (21 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ..., private companies do not have access to social protection data. Section 263 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act, 2005 (as amended) sets out the legal basis for the issuance and use of the Public Services Card (PSC). Use of the PSC is restricted to public service bodies specified in law (known as specified bodies) and their agents (i.e., organisations working on their behalf or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: A Public Services Card (PSC) and an online account called MyGovID may be issued to a person following successful completion of an identity verification process known as SAFE 2. This process authenticates a person’s identity to a substantial level of assurance. Accordingly, SAFE 2, the PSC and MyGovID are investments in the future of public service provision. They will allow all...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: All of my Department’s major programmes and operational schemes, including the SAFE/Public Services Card (PSC) Programme, are included in the Department’s Business Planning and Risk Management System, and are reported on every quarter. Additionally, all projects are reviewed by the Department’s Programme Governance Committee (comprising the Department’s most...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: insertheading (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...Framework environment – or SAFE. A person who successfully completes a SAFE 2 registration process (i.e. verifies their identity to a substantial level of assurance) may be issued with a Public Services Card (PSC). In the case of my Department’s own services, the legislation governing identity verification for existing claimants is set out in the Social Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...their social welfare payments. Social welfare claimants must present one of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection payment cards when collecting payments. These cards are; the Public Services Card, the Social Services Card and the Temporary Payment Card. The Public Services Card, or PSC, is an identity token, issued by the Department, following a face to face...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (7 Nov 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...amended, provides that “A person may, on request in that behalf to the Minister, obtain within 28 days of that request, where practicable, information which is electronically encoded on his or her Public Services Card”. Such a request should be sent to: Card Management Section, Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Shannon Lodge, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (17 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...transport companies my Department, the Department of Transport and the National Transport Authority have been reviewing the payment mechanisms and funding levels for the scheme. The use of the free travel variant of the Public Services Card will also provide journey data in this regard. It is important to note also that in Budget 2018, I announced an additional investment of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (11 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...staff who are absent on maternity leave, long term sick leave, shorter working year scheme and other statutory leave. They are also recruited to clear backlogs and to assist in the roll-out of the Public Services Card project. These temporary staff are appointed on a fixed-term or fixed purpose contract basis, neither of which carries entitlement to permanency. Once the purpose for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (10 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The data that may be displayed and/or electronically stored on the Public Services Card (PSC) is set out at sections 263 (1A) and section 263 (1B) respectively of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended). The following sets out where each data item appears or is stored on the PSC:- the name of the person: Face of PSC and Chip - the personal public service number (PPSN) of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (10 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Public Services Card (PSC) has been introduced to enable individuals to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy to the maximum extent possible. The PSC is designed to replace other cards within the public sector such as the free travel pass and the social services card of this Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (10 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Public Services Card (PSC) has been introduced to enable individuals to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy to the maximum extent possible. A PSC is currently issued following a registration process which involves the capture of an individual’s photograph and signature and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (10 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...Standard Authentication Framework Environment, SAFE. A person who successfully completes a SAFE 2 registration process (i.e. verifies their identity to a substantial level of assurance) is issued with a Public Services Card (PSC).In the case of my Department’s own services, the legislation governing identity verification for existing claimants is set out in the Social Welfare...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The Government's point is not to bring in a national identity card. The public services card does not have the characteristics of a national identity card that may exist in other countries. It is absolutely not a requirement to have a public services card on one's person. A member of the Garda Síochána cannot ask to see a person's PSC as it would be against the law. The card...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: ...where well-off people qualify for means tested payments which are aimed at low-income families, thereby spending taxpayers' money in cases where there is no real financial need for assistance. Matters related to the public services card, PSC, have been raised both in the course of this debate and more widely in the past number of weeks. I want to address a few of those points. First, I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (3 Oct 2017)

Regina Doherty: The purpose of SAFE 2 registration is to verify a person’s identity to a substantial level of assurance. Once identity is verified, a Public Services Card can be issued. This is a physical token which proves that a person has had their identity verified to the SAFE 2 standard and enables them to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of...