Public Services Card

Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017

Monday, 11 September 2017

Questions (2023)

John Curran

Question:

2023. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he, or bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department, plans to make services or payments dependent on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependent on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38151/17]

Written answers

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

My Department, generally, does not provide services or payments directly to the public; services tend instead to be provided to the public through our agencies or through the local authorities. I do not currently have any plans to make the use of the Public Services Card by the public mandatory for the receipt of services directly from my Department.  

The details requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information by State Bodies directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact details for each agency are listed in the following table.

Agency	Email address
An Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
Ervia	[e-mail]
Housing Agency	[e-mail]
Housing Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Irish Water	[e-mail]
Local Government Management     Agency	[e-mail].
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]