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- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)
John Curran: ...punishment. The standard rate for reclaiming an overpayment is 15% and this proposed up to 25% which seemed excessively punitive. Will the Minister confirm that, while it is not in the Bill as published, she has no intention of reintroducing that provision? I will leave it at that. The one concern that came up about the public services card was that it would become mandatory the...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)
Róisín Shortall: ...issues that would need to be addressed. What is it all about at the end of the day? Does it actually achieve anything? The most sensible thing by far is to simply drop the section altogether. Two aspects of concern arise relating to the public services card. The first is that many people believe the card is not secure and some agencies do not accept it as identification. There is a...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)
Joan Collins: ...point that most of its provisions are non-controversial as they contain technical amendments to the Social Welfare Acts. However, I am concerned about a number of the Bill's provisions. The public services card is an issue. Many people do not want to see the national use of a public services card. There is a data protection question around this as well. I believe we are moving ever...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: ...-class people or those who may be reliant on social welfare. I will come back to the name and shame policy shortly as I want to refer to a couple of other sections first. Section 5 allows for the public services card to have dates of birth on them in order that the card can then be used as ID. A proposal such as this requires further debate. Section 7 allows for certain welfare payments...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)
Willie O'Dea: ...that suggestion. The officials were prepared to consider it. Perhaps the Minister would let us know the position on that when she is replying. According to the Department, the changes introduced for the public services card are designed to make people's lives easier. If one's date of birth is inscribed on the public services card, it can be used for all sorts of transactions and...
- Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)
Regina Doherty: ...of such activity. After three months the list would be removed from the Department’s website which will be refreshed. Section 5 introduces a number of changes to the arrangements governing the use of the public services card, PSC. It will allow for a cardholder’s date of birth, solely at their own request, to be inscribed on the PSC, in order that it can then be used by...