Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
1850. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated costs of developing and issuing public services cards in 2017; if she has made provision for further costs in 2018 and 2019; the cost of the managed service provider contract to date in 2017; the duration of the contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37882/17]
View answerThe roll out of Public Services cards is demand led. As a result it isn’t possible to precisely predict the volumes of cards will be issued or their costs over a given period of time. My Department has made a provision of some €5.2M to cover all costs associated with the PSC project in 2017. The Department’s estimates for 2018 and 2019 have not been finalised with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
To the end of July 2017, the latest date for which statistics are available, payments amounting to €3.626M including VAT, have been made to the managed service provider for card production and the provision of a customer helpdesk.
The contract with the managed service provider is scheduled to run to the end of this year.
