Results 1-2 of 2 for "mandatory but not compulsory" speaker:John Brady
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2019)
John Brady: ...General is not made public but there is a strong argument for the third party advice to be issued. Some 3.2 million people had no choice but to get the public services card because it was mandatory but not compulsory. Reading between the lines, the Government is not going to implement the findings of the Data Protection Commissioner and will continue to illegally implement the use of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Public Services Card: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2018)
John Brady: ...How many cards do the officials anticipate will be issued? A lot of the debate and controversy has been fuelled by the officials' own Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, who stated that the card was mandatory but not compulsory. There is still a lot of concern. Any time Ministers open their mouths, they seem to muddy the waters even further. There is still huge concern that this is...