Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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29. To ask the Minister for Finance the agencies within his remit that plan to make services or payments dependent on the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42512/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I am advised that of the eighteen bodies under the aegis of my Department, seventeen have no plans to make services or payments dependent on the public services card.

In line with Government policy to develop a single authentication mechanism for customers to access public services and to get their due entitlements, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners is in discussion with the Department of Social Protection and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer about how such a mechanism can be utilised by customers of its myAccount service.  Revenue’s myAccount is a secure online service which can be accessed by customers using their PPS number and a Revenue issued password or, alternatively if they have a verified MyGovID account (which is administered by the Department of Social Protection and is linked to the Public Services Card), customers can use their MyGovID details.  A transition to authentication via MyGovID will be introduced on a phased basis, starting with individuals taking up employment for the first time.