Jonathan O'Brien
Question:1185. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process for persons to receive a copy of information encoded on their public services card. [45783/17]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2017
1185. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process for persons to receive a copy of information encoded on their public services card. [45783/17]
View answerSection 263(2) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act, as amended, provides that “A person may, on request in that behalf to the Minister, obtain within 28 days of that request, where practicable, information which is electronically encoded on his or her Public Services Card”.
Such a request should be sent to:
Card Management Section,
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection,
Shannon Lodge,
Carrick-on-Shannon,
Co. Leitrim
N41 KD81
The identity of the person making the request must be verified before data will be provided. The data may be provided either electronically or in paper format as preferred by the person requesting the data.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.