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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: ...of Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 16. Section 242 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) in subsection (4)—(i) by the substitution of following paragraph for paragraph (a):“(a) his or her public services card,”, and(ii) by the substitution of following paragraphs for paragraph (b):“(b) a card that has been issued to the person by the Minister under...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)

Regina Doherty: I thank the Senator. I do not propose to accept any of the amendments which relate to the public services card and also to the general data protection regulation. I would like first to make some points about the public services card. When I get to the end of my contribution, the Senator might remind me about the fourth amendment, which is not included in this response, as I want to make a...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: ..., is also on, will be considering this issue in the spring. I could have waited for that Bill.The concern is that we have seen an acceleration of the push out, the promotion and the demand for the public services card. When the Data Protection Commissioner has expressed such serious concern, and given that we are still waiting for, as the Minister said, the proper full response of how we...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)

Alice-Mary Higgins: ...but we need to give credence to what we hear from a number of sources. Paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) are linked. This comes back to the general data protection regulation, which we discussed extensively in terms of the public services card, and people being inappropriately compelled to give information that is not necessary to the task at hand. I have seen in at least one personal...