Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
281. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department plan 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. [38153/17]
View answerIn response to the Deputy’s question, I can confirm that neither my Department nor any of the bodies under its aegis have plans to make services or payments dependent on the mandatory use and production of the Public Services Card.
The Public Services Card offers a standard way of identifying customers that will reduce the administrative burden both on the service providers and on the customers accessing the services. It is a matter for each Department to decide if and how the Public Services Card will be utilised for individual services. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and bodies under its aegis have no public services that require proof of personal identity.
The recently published eGovernment Strategy 2017-2020 lists a number of public services for which MyGovID/Public Services Card will be required in the future.
