John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a new public service card will issue a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5059/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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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 verification of data already held by the Department.

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 and to make it easier for providers of public services to verify the identity of customers. 61% of all adults now have a PSC and over 2.4m cards have issued to date. Face-to-Face registration is taking place countrywide in 100 offices of the Department.

My Department will contact the person in question in the near future and make arrangements for him to be brought through the registration process.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.