Dept said PSC staff would be ‘phased out’ this year. There’s still 80 employed
Unions had sought permanent contracts for some of these workers, but failed in a number of cases last year.
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Unions had sought permanent contracts for some of these workers, but failed in a number of cases last year.
There were testy exchanges between the minister and committee members in the Oireachtas this morning.
The ICCL said a PSC requirement forces people “to hand over their data in exchange for services to which they are already entitled”.
New documents have shown how the Passport Office considered its options before pulling the PSC as a mandatory requirement.
The Secretary General of the Department of Social Protection is due before the PAC today.
You need a PSC to get a MyGovId, and senior civil servants have looking at expanding the services available on it.
The government’s chief information officer singled out the Irish Times in a mail sent to other senior civil servants.
The Department of Foreign Affairs was unwilling to make it a requirement.
As recently as June this year, the government was exploring this as a possibility.
The government is ploughing ahead with its support for the card, but what do you need it for right now?
Chairperson John McGuinness says committee wants to discuss the cost of the PSC to date.
The Taoiseach says the Data Commissioner has declined to meet with Minister Doherty.
The long-awaited report into the card was published yesterday evening.
A long-awaited probe into the legality of the card was published this evening.
The Taoiseach confirmed that the government has yet to file any court documents appealing findings by the Data Protection Commissioner.
It’s a saga that has been rumbling on for years – but what exactly is it all about?
The government is in a showdown with the Data Protection Commissioner over a report on the legality of the PSC.
The decision was made in March 2018 to not make the controversial card mandatory for a driving test.
The government is challenging the findings of a landmark report into the legality of the card.
The government has said this week it will not be implementing the findings of the Data Protection Commissioner.
The DPC ruled that there was no legal basis for the Government to process data for the card last month.
Minister Regina Doherty said 11 days ago the report would be published once her department had considered it.
Facial recognition is highlighted a number of times across the circulars issued to civil servants on the PSC.
The DPC rejects government claims that making the card a requirement for services was lawful.
The findings by the Data Protection Commissioner open up the possibility of legal action from PSC holders, solicitors say.
The Data Protection Commissioner reject Government claims that making the card a requirement for services was lawful.
The Data Protection Commissioner has found that there is no lawful basis for retaining information from PSC applications.
The National Driver’s Licence Service says that having a PSC “simplifies” the process of application.
The Data Protection Commissioner’s long-awaited report has huge implications for the controversial card.
The long-awaited report on the legality of the PSC is expected in the near future.
The Irish Council of Civil Liberties said that there was some confusion and inconsistency from local authorities and other bodies.
Minister Regina Doherty clashed with Mick Wallace over the Public Services Card earlier this week.
The woman’s adopted status is not well known and she was unaware she would have to discuss the topic in public.
Three million Irish citizens could be entitled to compensation if the project is found to be unlawful, writes Simon McGarr.
The group intends to appeal this decision to the Office of the Information Commissioner.
A number of workers have been unsuccessful in cases at the Workplace Relations Commission arguing their right to a permanent contract.
The department has pinpointed 28 cases in this year alone.
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
How much it’s costing to do so is another matter however.
While the RSA has committed to removing the need to have a PSC in order to get a test, the requirement remains in place.