Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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247. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a public services card will issue to a person (details supplied). [22759/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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A Public Services Card is issued to an individual following a robust registration process to establish and verify the person’s identity. Part of the required evidence of identity for a non-EEA national to get a Public Services Card is a current valid passport.

The person concerned claims to be unable to produce such a document at this time. As a consequence, my Department is carrying out further enquiries in this case and the person concerned will be contacted when these enquiries are complete.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.