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Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Chapter 12 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 13 - Timeliness of Income Support Claim Processing
Chapter 14 - Customer Service - Development of Income Support Application Forms (7 Nov 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Seán Fleming: -----understood that there were different years involved. We are talking about the public services card. A number of weeks ago, I mentioned the fact that I did not have a public services card. Ms McCrum nicely wrote to me and offered the services of the Department if I wanted to get one. I wrote back to explain that a couple of weeks ago, I think, I arranged by appointment to go into...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff (2 May 2017)

Leo Varadkar: In 2012, my Department commenced the appointment of Temporary Clerical Officers (TCOs) to support the roll out of the Public Services Card project. These TCOs were assigned from panels established by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) and issued with contracts for the specified temporary purpose of supporting the roll out of the project. Individual contracts in a particular location...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (23 Jan 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Howlin: ...number of Public Services Cards issued by Department of Social Protection has very recently exceeded 100,000. As part of the Public Service Reform Plan a number of actions around the use of the Public Services Card for accessing services were identified. Firstly, to agree on an investment programme and the allocation of required resources. This has been agreed between my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (5 Nov 2019)

Catherine Murphy: 1063. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons issued with a public services card before they were 18 years of age since the card was introduced; the process of issuing a card to a minor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44811/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Safety of School Transport Bus Fleet: Road Safety Authority (24 Oct 2018)

...service by the end of the year so that if, as the Senator said, people are not that comfortable with computers or do not have the access, they can make a postal application as long as they have a public services card. Most of the elderly, with their pension entitlements, already have a public services card so it will be straightforward for them to apply online.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (8 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when appointments for the public services card will be reinstated; and the mitigation measures put in place by her Department to enable persons without a card to apply for free travel and other social welfare entitlement which require a card. [21110/20]

Seanad: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (18 Dec 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Regina Doherty: I do not think the Senator will be surprised by what I tell her. She suggested that some people in the Department have concerns about the public services card but they do not. There are some people in Ireland who consistently express their concerns with the public services card, but they do not come from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, and the Senator and I both...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Strategies (16 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ..., Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, Seachtain €3,762.04 EU Funding Website Public awareness on regulatory changes Online €15,141.30 Public Services Card and MyGovID Publicity Campaign Promote awareness of the Public Services Card, MyGovID, how they are to be used in the future, and how to find out more information. Radio, Digital Media, Print and Outdoor...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 May 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Charles Flanagan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324 and 332 together. The Public Services Card (PSC) is designed to assist people in accessing a range of Government services from different departments. It is not confined to passports. As such there are no plans to make holding the Public Services Card a requirement for passport applicants who are not resident in the State. Passport applications from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (12 Oct 2022)

Paul Murphy: ...and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the only form of identity being accepted at NDLS centres when applying for the first time or renewing one's driving licence or learner permit is a public services card; if there is an alternative offered for those who do not have a public services card and are unable to obtain one due to work commitments and the waiting time in their local...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Authentication (14 Jun 2016) See 1 other result from this answer

Leo Varadkar: ...and signature, the verification of identity data already held by the Department through documentary and database checks, and facial image matching. Successful registration leads to the issue of a Public Services Card incorporating the captured photograph and signature. When the Public Services Card is issued the customer is advised to contact the helpdesk to activate the card. I am aware...

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

Séamus Brennan: ...a set of standards around a Public Service Card, and approved continuation of the work. In November 2005, the Department invited proposals for the development of a functional specification for a Public Services card and subsequently awarded a contract. The present position is that a draft functional specification for the public service card itself has been drawn up and is being discussed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (22 Sep 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Claire Kerrane: 46. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons waiting for a public services card in order to access their entitlements, including the free travel card; the number of persons who turned 66 years of age who became entitled to the free travel card since March 2020 who cannot access the card as they were not SAFE registered; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (2 Feb 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Leo Varadkar: The Public Services Card (PSC) has been introduced to enable individuals to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy to the maximum extent possible. A PSC is currently issued following a registration process which involves the capture of an individual’s photograph and signature and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Transport (23 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...Free Travel primary recipients. When spouse and companion passes are taken into account, a total of 1.75 million people benefit from the Free Travel scheme. Customers eligible for Free Travel are provided with a Public Services Card which includes a Free Travel token. The card displays the customer's photograph, used to verify the cardholder presenting for Free Travel, and is readable by...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Provision (16 May 2017) See 2 other results from this answer

Leo Varadkar: A Public Services Card is issued to an individual following a robust registration process to establish and verify the person’s identity. Part of the required evidence of identity for a non-EEA national to get a Public Services Card is a current valid passport. The person concerned claims to be unable to produce such a document at this time. As a consequence, my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (24 Apr 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Regina Doherty: ...Protection but also for an increasing number of public services provided by other State agencies – for example the Passport office. Once a person is registered to SAFE2 they can be issued with a Public Services Card (PSC). While it is a matter for each public service provider to determine the appropriate level of identity verification required for each of its services, it is...

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (9 Jul 2009)

Mary Hanafin: ...and the Department of Finance, provides the basis for a consistent set of registration and authentication services for customer interaction with public services. The Department is developing a Public Services Card (PSC), to replace the existing Social Services Card. The aim is to develop a card that acts as a key for access to public services in general, identifying and authenticating...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

John Brady: I want to ask about the Data Protection Commissioner's report into the public services card, which to date has cost up to €60 million. The report was carried out to examine whether the card and related systems fully complied with Irish law following a number of concerns around the purpose of the card, including the legal basis for its introduction. The Irish Council for Civil...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (10 Oct 2017) See 2 other results from this answer

Regina Doherty: The Public Services Card (PSC) has been introduced to enable individuals to gain access to public services more efficiently and with a minimum of duplication of effort, while at the same time preserving their privacy to the maximum extent possible. The PSC is designed to replace other cards within the public sector such as the free travel pass and the social services card of this Department...