Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

1:05 pm

Photo of Fidelma Healy EamesFidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is a priority of the Minister's Department, as it is for us all, to prevent and curb social welfare fraud. Is she confident that the electronic signature and photograph that will be contained on the new public services card are foolproof? If so, does she agree that we should not also have gone down the road of fingerprinting?

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