# public-services-ccard - Sunday 29 December, 2019
# Moveable Feast
# Moveable Feast
Unions had sought permanent contracts for some of these workers, but failed in a number of cases last year.
# public-services-ccard - Thursday 21 November, 2019
# Unlawful Basis
# Unlawful Basis
There were testy exchanges between the minister and committee members in the Oireachtas this morning.
# public-services-ccard - Wednesday 20 November, 2019
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
The ICCL said a PSC requirement forces people “to hand over their data in exchange for services to which they are already entitled”.
# public-services-ccard - Sunday 10 November, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
New documents have shown how the Passport Office considered its options before pulling the PSC as a mandatory requirement.
# public-services-ccard - Thursday 7 November, 2019
# Controversy
# Controversy
The Secretary General of the Department of Social Protection is due before the PAC today.
# public-services-ccard - Monday 28 October, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
You need a PSC to get a MyGovId, and senior civil servants have looking at expanding the services available on it.
# public-services-ccard - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The government’s chief information officer singled out the Irish Times in a mail sent to other senior civil servants.
# public-services-ccard - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
# Passport Office
# Passport Office
The Department of Foreign Affairs was unwilling to make it a requirement.
# public-services-ccard - Sunday 22 September, 2019
# Transparency
# Transparency
As recently as June this year, the government was exploring this as a possibility.
# public-services-ccard - Saturday 21 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The government is ploughing ahead with its support for the card, but what do you need it for right now?
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
Chairperson John McGuinness says committee wants to discuss the cost of the PSC to date.
# public-services-ccard - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The Taoiseach says the Data Commissioner has declined to meet with Minister Doherty.
# PSC
# PSC
The long-awaited report into the card was published yesterday evening.
# public-services-ccard - Tuesday 17 September, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
A long-awaited probe into the legality of the card was published this evening.
# public-services-ccard - Saturday 14 September, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
The Taoiseach confirmed that the government has yet to file any court documents appealing findings by the Data Protection Commissioner.
# public-services-ccard - Friday 13 September, 2019
# Podcast
# Podcast
It’s a saga that has been rumbling on for years – but what exactly is it all about?
# public-services-ccard - Thursday 12 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The government is in a showdown with the Data Protection Commissioner over a report on the legality of the PSC.
# public-services-ccard - Sunday 8 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The decision was made in March 2018 to not make the controversial card mandatory for a driving test.
# public-services-ccard - Thursday 5 September, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
The government is challenging the findings of a landmark report into the legality of the card.
# What Now?
# What Now?
The government has said this week it will not be implementing the findings of the Data Protection Commissioner.
# public-services-ccard - Wednesday 4 September, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
The DPC ruled that there was no legal basis for the Government to process data for the card last month.
# public-services-ccard - Tuesday 3 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
Minister Regina Doherty said 11 days ago the report would be published once her department had considered it.
# public-services-ccard - Monday 26 August, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
Facial recognition is highlighted a number of times across the circulars issued to civil servants on the PSC.
# public-services-ccard - Thursday 22 August, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The DPC rejects government claims that making the card a requirement for services was lawful.
# public-services-ccard - Sunday 18 August, 2019
# What Now?
# What Now?
The findings by the Data Protection Commissioner open up the possibility of legal action from PSC holders, solicitors say.
# public-services-ccard - Friday 16 August, 2019
# Data Protection Commissioner
# Data Protection Commissioner
The Data Protection Commissioner reject Government claims that making the card a requirement for services was lawful.
# Data Retention
# Data Retention
The Data Protection Commissioner has found that there is no lawful basis for retaining information from PSC applications.
# Exclusive
# Exclusive
The National Driver’s Licence Service says that having a PSC “simplifies” the process of application.
# Data Protection Commissioner
# Data Protection Commissioner
The Data Protection Commissioner’s long-awaited report has huge implications for the controversial card.
# public-services-ccard - Saturday 3 August, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The long-awaited report on the legality of the PSC is expected in the near future.
# public-services-ccard - Friday 19 July, 2019
# Survey
# Survey
The Irish Council of Civil Liberties said that there was some confusion and inconsistency from local authorities and other bodies.
# public-services-ccard - Sunday 24 February, 2019
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
Minister Regina Doherty clashed with Mick Wallace over the Public Services Card earlier this week.
# public-services-ccard - Sunday 17 February, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
The woman’s adopted status is not well known and she was unaware she would have to discuss the topic in public.
# public-services-ccard - Monday 21 January, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
Three million Irish citizens could be entitled to compensation if the project is found to be unlawful, writes Simon McGarr.
# public-services-ccard - Monday 14 January, 2019
# Freedom Of Information
# Freedom Of Information
The group intends to appeal this decision to the Office of the Information Commissioner.
# public-services-ccard - Sunday 9 December, 2018
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
A number of workers have been unsuccessful in cases at the Workplace Relations Commission arguing their right to a permanent contract.
# public-services-ccard - Wednesday 12 September, 2018
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
The department has pinpointed 28 cases in this year alone.
# public-services-ccard - Monday 13 August, 2018
# No Love For Tender
# No Love For Tender
Security Card Concepts (formerly Biometric Card Services), the company responsible for producing the PSC since 2010, eventually won the bumper contract as the sole bidder
# public-services-ccard - Sunday 5 August, 2018
# Works In Theory
# Works In Theory
How much it’s costing to do so is another matter however.
# public-services-ccard - Sunday 22 July, 2018
# Crossed Wires
# Crossed Wires
While the RSA has committed to removing the need to have a PSC in order to get a test, the requirement remains in place.
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