Results 1-12 of 12 for "public service card" speaker:Séamus Brennan

Written Answers — Public Service Cards: Public Service Cards (1 Mar 2007)

Séamus Brennan: My Department, together with the Department of Finance, is managing a programme of work to develop a Public Service Card framework. The programme of work is known as SAFE — Standard Authentication Framework Environment. The term "framework" is being used to emphasise that a single Public Service Card is not envisaged but rather a branded standard within which individual initiatives can...

Written Answers — Departmental Vote: Departmental Vote (14 Dec 2006)

Séamus Brennan: ...year by the Revenue Commissioners. It is proposed to carry out further work to make similar facilities securely available to other agencies. My Department is also responsible for the issue of the Public Service Card. It is working with the Department of Finance to develop a framework for the deployment of public service cards. This programme of work is known as SAFE (Standard...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (21 Mar 2006)

Séamus Brennan: ...framework environment, SAFE, programme which is addressing issues such as identity and security of access to public service systems. An early output from this programme will be the issue of a public service card commencing in 2007. Implementation of the SAFE programme will allow for secure registration and subsequent authentication of the people involved and is considered to be a...

Written Answers — Public Service Cards: Public Service Cards (9 Feb 2006)

Séamus Brennan: The Department is co-ordinating an interdepartmental initiative to develop a public service card. This programme of work is known as the SAFE, standard authentication framework environment, initiative. The process is intended to produce a framework for public cards which will provide a branded standard for cards within which individual public service cards can converge. Over time it is...

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (1 Dec 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...of years and implementation of the customer object will provide the technical basis for the delivery of these enhanced services. A third related programme of work concerns the development of a public service card in accordance with the SAFE programme. My Department is committed to the introduction of a new public service card in 2007 to provide easier access to public services for...

Written Answers — Identity Cards: Identity Cards (2 Nov 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...in September 2004 to develop the framework. The steering group comprised representatives from 12 Departments and the Reach agency. The term "framework" is being used to emphasise that a single public service card is not necessarily envisaged but rather a standard within which individual initiatives can operate. One of the objectives of SAFE is to facilitate convergence over time of...

Social Welfare Consolidation Bill 2005: Second Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...to the administration, delivery, management and control of publicly funded services. It formed a basis for the standardisation of the personal public service number system, the introduction of a public service card and the application of technology to cards to develop new methods of paying social welfare benefits via electronic means. The Act also facilitated the sharing of information...

Written Answers — Public Service Card: Public Service Card (10 May 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...of the legal, organisational and business foundation and infrastructural requirements for a card have been put in place over the last few years, with the enabling legislation on the PPS number and public service card in 1998, the setting up of client identity services in 2000, and the introduction and legislation of public service identity in 2002 as well as the support provided to...

Written Answers — Public Service Card: Public Service Card (10 May 2005)

Séamus Brennan: .... Many of the legal, organisational and business foundation and infrastructural requirements for a card have been put in place over recent years, with the enabling legislation on the PPS number and public service card in 1998, the setting up of client identity services in 2000 and the introduction and legislation of public service identity in 2002, as well as the support provided to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (4 May 2005)

Séamus Brennan: The development of a public service card was one of a number of objectives set for the Reach agency at the launch of the Reach initiative in 1999 and 2000. The objectives included the establishment and use of the personal public service, PPS, number as the common customer identifier and the development and acceptance of the public service card as the citizen's key to services. Reach pursued...

Written Answers — Public Service Cards: Public Service Cards (19 Apr 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...that sets out the business principles, rules and other requirements for all future cards and tokens issued by public service agencies. The term "framework" is being used to emphasise that a single public service card is not envisaged but rather a branded standard within which individual initiatives can operate. One of the objectives of SAFE is to facilitate convergence over time of...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Feb 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...of standards for public service cards generally and also, issues around data protection. My Department is currently chairing an interdepartmental steering group to develop a set of standards for a public service card. These will provide a framework within which existing plastic cards issued by Departments can converge. The Department is also a key stakeholder for the purposes of the...