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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (21 Nov 2019)

John Curran: I will comment on the issue of the public services card being mandatory. The Minister indicated several times that people have a choice of using a paper-based system, for which they do not need the card, but that most people are happy to use the card. I acknowledge that. However, there was a shift in February 2018 when the Road Safety Authority, RSA, specifically stated that the public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (21 Nov 2019)

John Curran: No, there was no alternative. Although the RSA subsequently changed its position, its initial statement of 20 February 2018 was that, as of 9 April 2018, all applications would require the public services card. Therein lies the problem. There was a policy shift by the RSA. I have not looked at all the other cases but I want to put that one on record. That was a specific change by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (21 Nov 2019)

John Curran: ...has referred several times to paper-based methods and spoke about other Departments and users of the scheme. I am specifically showing that in this case a very clear indication was given that the public services card would be mandatory, although the position subsequently changed. I do not want to take up time with this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Jul 2019)

John Curran: I have one other question, which Deputy O'Dea touched on. The Minister of State is aware that there has been some concern around the public services card, the Data Protection Commissioner and the use of PPS numbers.

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

John Curran: 156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to extend the number and category of bodies and associated timeframe that may be permitted to request the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38891/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Process (1 May 2018)

John Curran: ...Employment Affairs and Social Protection the stage the provision set out in section 5 of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017 is at to enable customers to volunteer their public services card in circumstances in which they wish to use it as a form of proof of identity and or age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19050/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (24 Apr 2018)

John Curran: 591. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to make the public services card available to be used as identification with the Central Bank; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18098/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (27 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 650. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the public services card will be the only acceptable form of identification when applying for a new driver licence and renewing a licence or learner permit from 9 April 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10001/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 701. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person requires a passport to obtain a public services card but then needs a public services card in order to renew a passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10003/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Feb 2018)

John Curran: ...Affairs and Social Protection the reason, if an adoption certificate does not detail a person's birth or birth mother's or father's identities, it is needed for an adopted person to get the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10004/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 703. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the gap an adoption certificate fills to deem an adopted person eligible for the public services card; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that adopted persons have to pay an additional €40 for an adoption certificate in order to comply with the public services card application process; her views on whether...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 704. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an adopted person's short form birth certificate is not deemed acceptable with regard to the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10006/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 705. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of adopted persons who have registered for a public services card with an adoption certificate; the number of such persons who have been denied a card due to not producing such a certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10007/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (27 Feb 2018)

John Curran: ...Protection her views on a situation in which an adopted person who is not aware of his or her adopted status discovers this information when presenting at the local Intreo centre to register for the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10008/18]

Other Questions: Public Services Card Authentication (20 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 47. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have been refused access to social protection payments for not having a public services card, PSC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8407/18]

Other Questions: Public Services Card Authentication (20 Feb 2018)

John Curran: Last Thursday week, the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection began to examine issues relating to the public services card, PSC. During the meeting, we were told about a specific case of a lady whose pension had been refused for non-production of a card. How common is that practice? How many people have been refused access to social protection entitlements for not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (20 Feb 2018)

John Curran: ...To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the decisions that were made to underpin the policing position to expand the range of uses for which there now is in relation to the public services card; if there will be a mandatory requirement to have a card in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8406/18]

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

John Curran: 158. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the future extension of the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8164/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (20 Feb 2018)

John Curran: 537. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the payments and services for which the use of a public services card is now mandatory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8166/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

John Curran: ...to the information. In their opening statement, the witnesses referred to more than 100 public bodies which now have access to it. I share Deputy Collins's concern. We have always envisioned the public services card being used for interactions with public bodies, but the time will come when access to this information will creep. I do not have very clear cases in mind, but an example...