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Topical Issue Debate: Driving Licence Issues (26 Mar 2013)

Alan Kelly: ...three tenderers went for digital capture, as it provides the most effective, secure and efficient process. I understand the Department of Social Protection follows the same procedure for the new public service card. It should be emphasised that the operation of the tender processes was a matter for the RSA and that the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, had no involvement in it. The...

Public Accounts Committee: 2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 – Social Protection
Chapter 21 – Expenditure on Welfare and Employment Schemes
Chapter 22 – Welfare Overpayment Debts
Chapter 23 – Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Social Insurance Fund – Annual Accounts 2011 (14 Mar 2013) See 5 other results from this debate

Ms Niamh O'Donoghue: It is suggested by some of the operators, including CIE, that fraud is taking place. The public service card is considered to be one of the main deterrents against fraud because it contains a picture of the person availing of the relevant service.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2013: Motion (28 Feb 2013)

Brendan Howlin: ...of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to meet commitments under the EU habitats directive on the preservation of active raised bog habitats. Some €1.05 million will be allocated by the Department of Social Protection for work on office accommodation for the Integrated Employment and Income Support Service, Intreo, and public service card initiatives. A total of €1.587 million...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Numbers (27 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: ...statutory leave and also to provide cover for some staff availing of the shorter working year scheme. They are also recruited to alleviate work pressure in certain areas, and to assist in the roll out of the Public Service Card project. Temporary contracts are offered for a specific timeframe or fixed purpose and the term can vary according to the purpose of the contract. The contracts...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (27 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: ...As an exception to the current moratorium on recruitment, my Department has limited sanction to recruit temporary clerical officers to cover critical staff absences and to assist with the roll-out of the new Public Service Card. Three of these temporary staff are retired civil servants. They are on a payscale of €22,016 to €35,515 and were recruited from open competitions run...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Websites (26 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: ...year, as the Pathways to Work programme progresses and the Intreo service is rolled out nationwide, the number and range of online services will be increased. Potential customer authentication mechanisms under the Public Service Card rollout are also being explored. This will influence the range and type of new online services developed by the Department, including online services for...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (13 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: ...being surveyed with a view to introducing the Intreo model of service delivery in the future. In the meantime, work is underway to introduce a greater range of services at the office, including the Public Service Card registration.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (7 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: ...As an exception to the current moratorium on recruitment, my department has limited sanction to recruit temporary clerical officers to cover critical staff absences and to assist with the roll-out of the new Public Service Card. Three of these temporary staff are retired civil servants. They are on a payscale of €22,016 to €35,515 and were recruited on foot of open...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (6 Feb 2013)

Joan Burton: ...As an exception to the current moratorium on recruitment, my department has limited sanction to recruit temporary clerical officers to cover critical staff absences and to assist with the roll-out of the new Public Service Card. Three of these temporary staff are retired civil servants. They are on a payscale of €22,016 to €35,515 and were recruited on foot of open...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Recruitment (29 Jan 2013)

Gerry Adams: ...for Social Protection if sanction has been given by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for the provision of 150 additional clerical officer posts to allow for the roll out of the Public Service Card. [4073/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Employment and Entitlements Service (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: ...engagement strategy, training to support the changes and the development of a number of important supports and IT projects to help streamline services to customers. In addition the roll-out of the Public Service Card which is currently underway will greatly facilitate the development of the new integrated service. The first four locations for the one stop shop trials are King’s...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (18 Sep 2012)

Joan Burton: ...locations. Work is continuing on developing the required bandwidth, installing the appropriate equipment and training staff across the remainder of the Departments local office network. In addition, a number of dedicated public service card registration centres are being progressed and will start to come on stream over the coming months. In the meantime, production continues to ramp...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Electronic Health Records (18 Sep 2012)

James Reilly: ...Information Bill to be published before the end of the year. A key component of this new infrastructure will be a system to support unique patient identification operating in tandem with the public service card infrastructure.

Written Answers — Public Sector Reform: Public Sector Reform (13 Jun 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...be made in the implementation of the Reform Plan across the Public Service. For example, we are expanding e-government thought the recently published eGovernment Strategy. We are rolling out the Public Service Card and increasing efficiency in public procurement. Detailed proposals in other areas such as property management and external service delivery are at an advanced stage....

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jun 2012)

Joan Burton: ...eGovernment projects which have an impact beyond the Department itself. The Capital element is for expenditure arising on the Standard Authentication Framework Environment (SAFE) Project and the Public Service Card project. The purpose of the SAFE Project is to deliver the capability to issue and manage the new Public Services Card. The purpose of the Public Service Card project is to...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Terry Leyden: ...I am not sure whether it will have a greater effect than that. That is the Minister's calculation at this stage. The Minister stated that the Department has begun a phased introduction of a social public service card with key security features, including photographs and signatures. I do not see why she could not provide for that in this legislation because it would not be before time....

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Joan Burton: ...claims and for the purposes of using personal public service numbers, PPSNs, and public service cards. Deputies will be aware that the Department is in the process of beginning the rollout of a public service card to every citizen in the country which will have an encrypted photograph so that when people go to social welfare offices, their identity can be properly established as well as...

Expenditure Reviews (24 Apr 2012)

Brendan Howlin: ...established within my Department, which is co-ordinating the various reform initiatives. Good progress is being made in the implementation of the reform plan. For example, we are rolling out the public service card for government services, expanding e-government through the recently published e-government strategy, increasing the use of shared services and aggregated procurement under...

Social Welfare Fraud (13 Oct 2011)

Joan Burton: ...generally to ensure good information exchange on emerging fraudulent trends in the labour market and to maintain a fair and level playing pitch for all enterprises; the roll-out of the new public service card; and the enhancement of the technical and auditing capacity of the Department through modern data matching and data interrogation techniques. I consider that the combination of these...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (29 Jun 2011)

Joan Burton: .... This year, the Unit's focus will include the hidden economy, cases of concurrent working and claiming, multiple claiming and personation cases. In addition, it should be noted that: ·The new Public Service Card will include a photograph and signature to tackle identity fraud. Roll out of the card is planned to commence later this year; ·Reports of suspected fraudulent social welfare...