Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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318. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a PPS number will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55292/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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A Personal Public Service (PPS) Number is a unique reference number that helps a person access social welfare benefits and public services in Ireland.  If applying for a PPS Number to take up employment, a person must have a signed offer of employment from the employer confirming when the job is due to start or when it started.  This letter should be on company headed paper with the employer’s contact details and employer/company registered number.  A person does not need a PPS Number if they are looking for work or for an employer to make an offer of employment.

The person concerned applied for a PPS Number on 17/10/2021.  The application was referred back to the person concerned on 09/11/2021 as the documentation submitted was insufficient to process her application and she was asked to provide a signed letter from an employer confirming an offer of employment.

It is open to the person concerned to submit the requested documentation and her application will be processed.

I trust this clarifies the matter.