Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale behind the demand for the long version of birth certificates from persons who are already in the system but who are making a new claim, despite possession of other documents such as passports, driving licences and short version of birth certificates, in the context that applicants do not necessarily want to reveal all the details included in the long version of the birth certificate, for example, the fact that they were adopted. [31469/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy has confirmed that this question relates to jobseeker's applications. Where a person makes a claim for a jobseeker's payment, they must satisfy the deciding officer as to their identity.

Holders of a Public Services Card (PSC) do not need to produce any further documentation in relation to identity. Where an applicant does not yet hold a PSC, they can be asked to produce other documents such as a passport or driving licence. Their photograph and signature would then be captured as part of the claim appointment with a view to issuing a PSC.

Customers with valid passports or driving licences would not normally be asked to submit long birth certificates.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.