Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
633 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of public bodies or specified bodies that are entitled to use the PPS number which is part of the public service identity dataset and the way this links in with the new single customer view which is operated on behalf her Department by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18952/12]
View answerA Personal Public Service (PPS) Number is a unique personal identifier for the purposes of a person's transactions in relation to the public functions of the bodies and agencies authorised by law to use the number. The bodies authorised to use the PPS number are listed in Schedule 5 to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, which is set out below.
The Single Customer View (SCV) is a Department of Public Expenditure and Reform project to create a single view of Public Service Identity (PSI) across the public service. The SCV is a read only, periodically updated, consolidated view of PSI data. The principal aim of the SCV is to produce a ‘golden view' of a public service customer by combining the most up-to-date identity information held by a number of public service providers including the Department.
The applications intended to be provided are:
data quality,
data matching,
control,
data validation, including PPS Number validation,
online authentication.
The ‘PPS Number Checker' is a practical example of the use of the SCV. The individual's PPS Number is input along with their name, address and date of birth, if available. The Checker will confirm if the PPS Number is correct. Another example is the Control Function whereby an authorised public servant can query the database and view the records from each of the contributing Agencies.
SCHEDULE 5
SPECIFIED BODIES
1. Each of the following shall be a specified body for the purposes of this Schedule and sections 262 to 270:
(1) a Minister of the Government,
the Commission for Public Service Appointments,
the Public Appointments Service,
the Revenue Commissioners;
(2) a local authority (for the purposes of the Local Government Act 2001);
(3) the Health Service Executive;
(4) a body established by the Minister for Education and Science under section 54 of the Education Act 1998,
An Foras Áiseanna Saothair,
An Garda Síochána and the Defence Forces in respect of their own members,
An tArd-Chláraitheoir,
An tÚdáras um Ard-Oideachas,
Coillte Teoranta,
Enterprise Ireland,
Health and Social Care Professionals Council,
National Educational Welfare Board,
the Central Applications Office,
the Central Statistics Office,
the Commission for Taxi Regulation,
the Companies Registration Office,
the General Medical Services (Payments) Board,
the Legal Aid Board,
the Mental Health Commission,
the National Breast Screening Board,
the National Cancer Registry Board,
the National Council for Special Education,
the Pensions Board,
the Personal Injuries Assessment Board,
the Private Residential Tenancies Board,
the Private Security Authority,
the Probate Office, the Property Services Regulatory Authority,
the Road Safety Authority,
Sustainable Energy Ireland — The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland,
the Teaching Council;
(5) the following Voluntary Hospitals:
Beaumont Hospital, Dublin,
Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin,
Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin,
Dublin Dental Hospital,
Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland, Clontarf, Dublin,
Leopardstown Park Hospital,
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin,
Mercy Hospital, Cork,
National Maternity Hospital, Dublin,
National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dun Laoghaire,
Our Lady's Hospice, Dublin,
Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin,
Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway,
Rotunda Hospital, Dublin,
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin,
South Infirmary/Victoria Hospital, Cork,
St. James's Hospital, Dublin,
St. John's Hospital, Limerick,
St. Luke's Hospital, Dublin,
St. Mary's Hospital and Residential School, Baldoyle, Dublin,
St. Michael's Hospital, Dun Laoghaire,
St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin,
St. Vincent's Hospital, Fairview, Dublin,
The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin incorporating the National Children's Hospital,
The Children's Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin,
The Royal Hospital, Donnybrook,
University Dental School and Hospital, Cork.
2. Each of the following shall be a specified body for the purposes of this Schedule and section 266:
a person who provides, organises or procures a programme of education or training,
a recognised school or centre for education (within the meaning of section 2 of the Education Act 1998),
a vocational education committee (within the meaning of section 7 of the Vocational Education Act 1930),
a university to which the Universities Acts 1997 and 1999 apply,
an educational institution to which the Regional Technical Colleges Acts 1992 to 2001 apply,
the Dublin Institute of Technology,
the Further Education and Training Awards Council,
the Higher Education and Training Awards Council,
the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland.
3. The Minister may by regulations amend paragraph 1 or 2 by adding a specified body to, deleting a specified body from, or amend-ing a reference to a specified body in, those paragraphs.
