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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising (7 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...advertising in 2017 and 2018, this primarily relates to communications to support MyGovID and the services it enables, promoting the whereyourmoneygoes.gov.ie website which provided a significant amount of data on Irish government expenditure, and more generally promoting the Public Services Card and MyGovID through a series of awareness campaigns.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Services Card (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that taxpayers do not require a Public Services Card in order to regularise their tax affairs. However, insofar as the operation of the PAYE system in the case of an individual entering employment for the first time is concerned, it is necessary for the individual to be in possession of a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to enable Revenue to issue the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware the Public Services Card and MyGovID are a means of assisting the delivery of public services to the people who need them. They were brought about to ensure personal data is protected, and to ensure people get access to public services safely, securely and efficiently. As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I am responsible for ensuring the proper use of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...available to the commission because it is an important organisation for the management of information, both for the private sector and Government. I have taken a different view on the role of the public services card following legal advice that has been made available to me. The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, and I did not take lightly the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: We believe that we are on solid legal foundations in using the public services card as a way to help citizens to access services efficiently. Encouraging greater use of the public services card over time will lead to more convenient and efficient ways in which families and citizens can access public services.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the public services card is a means of assisting the delivery of public services to the people who need them in a safe and efficient manner. It was brought about to ensure personal data is protected and to ensure people get access to public services safely, securely and efficiently. In January 2017, my Department launched a public communications campaign for both...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...2017 €444 Promoting the whereyourmoneygoes.gov.ie website which shows the Irish government's expenditure data Private Ireland Yes All Adults in Ireland 2017 €205,439  To promote and raise awareness of the Public Services Card and MyGovID  Private Ireland Yes All Adults in Ireland  2018 €47,337 Stakeholder support (Office of Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (25 Sep 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Services Card (PSC), and its online counterpart MyGovID, are based on the Government wide SAFE standard for establishing an individual's identity. This standard, along with the PSC and MyGovID, combine to provide the Government with a consistent and robust method of protecting personal data while delivering public services in an efficient and effective manner. "Specified bodies"...

Other Questions: Data Protection (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The public services card, and its online counterpart MyGovID, is the Government’s standard personal identity verification scheme, and it is core to delivering public services to people in a secure and efficient manner. My Department works closely with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection which is the lead implementation body for the production of the PSC,...

Other Questions: Data Protection (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...when there are such legitimate concerns about how we protect our digital identity and make sure information that people share is securely protected I would have thought that the rationale for the public services card has actually grown rather than been diminished.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The recent concerns raised in relation to the Public Services Card have been comprehensively addressed through the provision of communications and guidance to clarify exactly what data the card contains, what it is used for, and its legal basis.  The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, assisted by my Department, published a "Comprehensive Guide To SAFE Registration...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (20 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...Service Provided Year Month Cost Public Appointments Service Social Media Advertising 2018 January / February €553.50 Mindshare Media Ireland Ltd Media buying across communication channels for the Public Services Card media and communication campaign 2017 December €145,441.83 Inventive Marketing Ltd T/A KICK Communications Creative concept development for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Strategies (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...improve public services.  Our eGovernment priorities will be taken forward through the delivery of 10 key actions.  A particular focus of the implementation plan is a programme, put in place with public bodies, to progress the adoption of the Public Services Card and its online equivalent MyGovID which offers a single, secure way to verify people looking to avail of public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Standard Authentication Framework Environment (27 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...levels: - SAFE 0 = No assurance of identity - SAFE 1 = Balance of probabilities (the minimum authentication level for the allocation of a PPS Number) - SAFE 2 = Substantial assurance (the minimum authentication level for issuing a Public Services Card) - SAFE 3 = Beyond reasonable doubt (use of biometrics - this level is not used)  SAFE Level 2 (SAFE 2) registration is used for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (27 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Services Card (PSC), and its online counterpart MyGovID, is the Government’s standard personal identity verification scheme, and it is core to delivering valuable public services to the people who need them in a secure and efficient manner.  The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is the lead implementation body for the production of the Public...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...use digitisation to deliver more efficient and effective services. Our own surveys have shown that people want to use more public services online. We have seen a positive approach to using the digital services gateway and the public services card and MyGovID, demonstrating that the public understands the importance of having a reliable, authenticated and secure means of online...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the particular map the Deputy is referring to. Maps I have seen, particularly in respect of transport projects that are identified, refer to both the south east and south west. With regard to the public services card, I take the Deputy's point. It is true that the use of the card to help senior citizens to gain access to their free travel entitlements has been a real success. As I said...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to deal with particular matters such as the use of cloud services, for example, which we will then make available to all other Departments. We also have costs related to the roll-out of the public services card and additional costs associated with the use of the digital services gateway. The Chairman's second question was related to section 39 organisations. I hear his support for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (20 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Services Card (PSC), and its online counterpart MyGovID, is the Government’s standard personal identity verification scheme, and it is core to delivering valuable public services to the people who need them in a secure and efficient manner.  The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is the lead implementation body for the production of the Public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Our Public Service 2020: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (13 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...data wrong, of which it was said that one only member was a ratepayer. That is a real concern for me. We need to have a mixture of people in public life. I hear what the Senator is saying about the public services card and as it has moved into heightened public awareness, I am certainly aware that we need to respond to those kind of concerns very visibly because the entire purpose of...