Public Services Card

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2017

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Ceisteanna (1185)

Jonathan O'Brien

Ceist:

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]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Section 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.