Written answers
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Public Services Card
John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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537. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the payments and services for which the use of a public services card is now mandatory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8166/18]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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SAFE 2 identity verification is currently required for:
- Access to Social Welfare Services (including Child Benefit and Treatment Benefits);
- First time adult passport applicants in the state;
- Replacement of lost, stolen or damaged passports issued prior to January 2005, where the person is resident in the State;
- Citizenship applications;
- Driver Theory Test Applicants; and
- Access to high value or personal online public services, e.g. Social Protection’s MyWelfare and Revenue’s MyAccount services via MyGovId, the identity authentication mechanism for accessing public services online.
The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is responsible for the SAFE programme and, in July 2017, it published the eGovernment Strategy 2017–2020 which lists a number of public services for which SAFE 2 registration will be required. These are set out in the table below with relevant timelines. Others are likely to be listed in the future. The transition plans, including communications, will be developed by the Departments/agencies concerned, working with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
| Department Office | Service | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dept. Education and Skills | School Transport Appeal | Submission of a school transport appeal will require submitter to be SAFE 2 registered; Online submission of appeal will be available via MyGovID | Sep-17 |
| Dept. Employment Affairs & Social Protection | Treatment Benefit | Eligibility checking for treatment benefits (dental/optical/aural) available via MyWelfare using MyGovID | Nov-17 |
| Road Safety Authority | Drivers Licence Application | Driver licence applications will require applicants to be SAFE 2 registered; Online renewal of drivers licences to be introduced and use MyGovID | Mar-18 |
| Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) | Student Grant Application | MyGovID will be used as the authentication mechanism to provide access to the student grant scheme for the 2018/19 academic year; Applicants will have to be SAFE 2 registered in order to make an application | Apr-18 |
| Dept. Education and Skills | School Grant Appeal | Submission of a school grant appeal will require submitter to be SAFE 2 registered; Online submission of appeal will be possible via MyGovID | Sep-18 |
| Health Service Executive | Online Health Portal | MyGovID will be used as the authentication mechanism to provide access to a new online Health portal being launch in 2018 – this portal is to provide access to a growing number of health related services online. | Sep-18 |
| Dept. Agriculture, Food and the Marine | Agfood.ie | Support for individual access to the Agfood.ie set of services via MyGovID | Sep-18 |
| Dept. Justice and Equality; Dept. Employment Affairs & Social Protection | Proof of Age | Introduce the optional use of the PSC as an Age Card for use as a Proof of Age service | Q3-18 |
| Dept. Foreign Affairs and Trade | Passport Application | All adult passport applications, new and renewals, for residents in Ireland will require applicants to be SAFE 2 registered; Online renewal of adult passports will use MyGovID | Q4-18 |
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
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