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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (5 Apr 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason persons are being asked to submit a public services card when applying online for a driving licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17848/22]

Seanad: Support to Ukraine: Motion (30 Mar 2022)

Sharon Keogan: ...given personal public service numbers they have no public services cards. To get one of those, it is necessary for refugees to have a letter from a statutory body, which they do not have. With no public services card, refugees cannot open a bank account and without a bank account, refugees cannot work. In 2022, the application process for a public services card still relies on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (29 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...the Bishop’s Square Intreo Centre. The staff at the Intreo Centre are currently managing high volumes of phone calls and any delays in responding are regretted. The person concerned was invited to a Public Services Card (PSC) appointment which was scheduled for 25/03/2022. Following this appointment a PSC card has issued to the person concerned which she should receive by post...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (23 Mar 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Holly Cairns: ...for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she is taking to address the barriers for individuals applying for parent’s benefit including digital literacy issues, necessity for a public services card to apply via MyGovID.ie and attendant difficulties in accessing paper application forms for applicants who are unable to apply online. [15506/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (22 Mar 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is not mandatory to have a public services card (PSC) to apply for a driving licence. Applications can be made in person at a National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) office. A PSC may be used to establish an applicant's identity, but it is not mandatory for in-person applications and an applicant may use one of several options.  A verified MyGovID account, for which a PSC is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (22 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...registration process is the process through which a person satisfies the Minister for Social Protection as to their identity.  Once their identity is verified in this way, they are issued with a Public Services Card (PSC) which can be used as proof of their identity when dealing with public service bodies. Social welfare legislation provides that it shall be a condition of any...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: ...tools will be used in this exercise. It would be very important to establish whether there is a legal basis for that data exchange first. We had those difficulties in the past, with question marks around the public services card. Before any of those data are shared, the exchange has to be in keeping with data protection law. Those are just some of the issues that must be addressed. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Mar 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Mick Barry: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that possession of a public services card will not be made obligatory to obtain a driver’s licence or learner’s permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Mar 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Catherine Murphy: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a public services card is still a mandatory and or compulsory requirement to apply for a driving licence; if he and the national driver licence service have received any communications from the Department of Social Protection in respect of its use when applying for a driver licence since that Department withdrew its appeal...

National Driver Licence Service: Motion [Private Members] (2 Mar 2022) See 12 other results from this debate

Michael McNamara: ...the same way that they renewed their motor tax. Of course, people can also renew motor tax online and many people do, which is a good thing. However, someone renewing motor tax does not require a public services card. I accept, as the Minister of State said, that the RSA is specified body for the use of a public services card under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act. However, the RSA...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (1 Mar 2022)

Mairead Farrell: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his advice for residents in Connemara that are applying for or renewing driver licences and do not have any legal obligation to obtain a Public Services Card following the result of the Data Protection Commissioner’s report given that the NDLS centre in Clifden, County Galway remains closed; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (1 Mar 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael McNamara: 492. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the statutory basis for requiring an applicant for the free travel scheme to have a Public Services Card in order to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10881/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2022)

Martin Kenny: ...said she was three quarters of an hour on the phone waiting to get an answer. She cannot get through to anyone. They have to do that or book online. When they book online, they have to use their public services card. Some people do not have a public services card. We were led to believe that it was not compulsory to have one and that it was only to be used for the Department of Social...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Driver Licences (17 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...bookings. An online service is available for all application types and customers can apply or renew their driving licence or learner permit at ndls.ie. A verified mygov.ieaccount, which requires a public services card, is needed. The online service currently accounts for 45% of total applications. Further details can be found on the NDLS website. My Department is not responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (10 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...an office of my Department for SAFE registration. The SAFE registration process involves the authentication of a person's identity in a face-to-face interview, and the subsequent issuing of a Public Services Card (PSC). Face-to-face services were disrupted during 2020 due to the pandemic, and my Department introduced an online application service for PPSN applications. This service was...

Freedom of Information Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Feb 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Chris Andrews: ...demonstrates what can happen when transparency and accountability are lacking. The freedom of information process played a key role in events like the beef tribunal and the controversy involving the public services card. A well-functioning freedom of information regime is essential to any state that values the democratic process and it is an effective tool to give to the public for...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...information requested by the committee arising from our meeting with the Department on 9 December 2021. It provides information on: applications for disability allowance in 2020 and 2021; the public services card and MyGovID; and the extent of welfare fraud since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is proposed to note and publish the item. It has been flagged by Deputy Munster.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (3 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether credit unions and other financial institutions should be able to accept the public services card as one of a number of possible identification documents for opening of an account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5385/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (25 Jan 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...an office of my Department for SAFE registration. The SAFE registration process involves the authentication of a person's identity in a face-to-face interview, and the subsequent issuing of a Public Services Card (PSC). Face-to-face services were disrupted during 2020 due to the pandemic, and my Department introduced an online application service for Personal Public Service Number (PPSN)...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Programmes (20 Jan 2022)

Gerald Nash: ...for people to be asked to present the same information on several occasions, often to the same Department. We know that certain issues the Data Protection Commissioner had with the use of the public services card have been resolved. The Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 provides for a better and accountable sharing of information across Departments and State agencies to allow for the...