# Public Services Card
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Data Protection
Alleged excessive data gathering by Department of Social Protection being examined
4 May 2022
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Data Retention
Department acknowledges no legal basis for mandatory Public Services Card to access services other than welfare
Updated
10 Dec 2021
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moveable feast
Dept said PSC staff would be ‘phased out’ this year. There’s still 80 employed
29 Dec 2019
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unlawful basis
'I won't lower myself': Angry clashes at committee as Doherty defends government stance on PSC
21 Nov 2019
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Data Protection
Needing a PSC for National Childcare Scheme is 'illegal and highly discriminatory'
20 Nov 2019
10.3k
16
Public Services Card
Pulling mandatory PSC for passports had 'whole of government repercussions', civil servants warned
10 Nov 2019
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Controversy
Department boss says he's 'satisfied' the Public Services Card rollout is value for money
7 Nov 2019
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PSC
Civil servants plotting mobile phone 'facial recognition' to boost sign-ups for controversial MyGovId platform
28 Oct 2019
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PSC
Senior civil servant said media outlets had 'agenda' against the Public Services Card
23 Oct 2019
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Passport Office
Making PSC mandatory for all passport applications would have meant 'significantly' longer waiting times
24 Sep 2019
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Transparency
Civil servants were told to look at replacing the Medical Card with the Public Services Card
22 Sep 2019
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Public Services Card
Top civil servant not attending committee is 'an affront to democracy'
21 Sep 2019
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PSC
Criminal sanctions possible if government ignores watchdog’s orders on Public Services Card
18 Sep 2019
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Public Services Card
Government claims that withdrawal of PSC could be illegal as it sets up battle with data watchdog
17 Sep 2019
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Public Services Card
Taoiseach: 'Anyone that reads the law will understand why we disagree with the Data Commissioner's report'
14 Sep 2019
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FACTCHECK
The Explainer: Why is there so much controversy over the Public Services Card?
13 Sep 2019
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PSC
Shane Ross says his officials were 'vindicated' over stance on Public Services Card for driving tests
8 Sep 2019
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Public Services Card
Data Protection Commission to seek enforcement action over government's refusal to comply with PSC findings
5 Sep 2019
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What now?
Why is the government set for a showdown in court over the findings of the PSC report?
5 Sep 2019
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Public Services Card
Government to continue processing PSC data in defiance of Data Protection Commissioner ruling
4 Sep 2019
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45
PSC
'A mistake government doesn't need to make': Refusing to publish PSC report 'absurd', activists claim
3 Sep 2019
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Public Services Card
PSC training manuals for civil servants: Facial image matching, 'voice biometrics' and identity tokens
26 Aug 2019
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PSC
Dept Social Protection to publish Commission's PSC report 'once full consideration is complete'
22 Aug 2019
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What now?
'There's no get out jail free card on this': What next for the Public Services Card?
18 Aug 2019
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Data Protection Commissioner
Government will 'very seriously' consider commissioner's report into Public Services Card
16 Aug 2019
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Data Retention
Department told to destroy documents belonging to 3.2 million citizens it kept after PSC applications
16 Aug 2019
34.8k
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Exclusive
'Misleading' to claim having PSC makes applying for driver's licence easier, Data Protection Commissioner says
16 Aug 2019
20.2k
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Data Protection Commissioner
No legal basis for mandatory Public Services Card to access State services other than welfare, landmark probe finds
16 Aug 2019
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PSC
'Spark public debate': Spotlight on Public Services Card as data watchdog probe at 'advanced stage'
3 Aug 2019
34.0k
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Survey
Vast majority of organisations asked about the PSC said they don't benefit from using it
19 Jul 2019
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Data Protection
'I would have the legs cut off me': Doherty says she won't release PSC report until she's given go-ahead
24 Feb 2019
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Public Services Card
'I felt so humiliated, I burst into tears': Woman questions why she was asked for adoption cert when applying for PSC
17 Feb 2019
67.4k
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Voices
Opinion: The PSC could become the most expensive administrative error in the history of the State
Simon McGarr
21 Jan 2019
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Freedom of Information
Government won't release Public Services Card report due to 'public interest' fears
Updated
14 Jan 2019
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Public Services Card
PSC staff losing battle to stay on as department confirms contracts to be 'phased out' in 2019
9 Dec 2018
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Public Services Card
Facial imaging software has been used to detect €4 million worth of identity fraud
12 Sep 2018
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