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# Public Services Card

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Six months a-waiting - the PSC will finally be removed as a requirement for a theory test on 31 August
Shane Ross has been telling people they don't need a PSC to get a theory test. But they do
'The deeper I go, the more concern I have' - Department of Transport worried over 'exposure' due to mandatory PSC
Here's what the €2 million the RSA allocated to the PSC-driving licence project was actually spent on
'They knew I wasn't going to go away' - State in second climbdown as adopted man finally receives PSC eight months later
TDs and senators face Leinster House lockout unless they get Public Services Card
Woman applying for PSC asked for partner's name, date of birth, and how long they'd been living together
Government seeking bids for design and production of PSC generation two
'If everything's fine, why's it being investigated?' - Social Protection peppered with tough questions over PSC
You're going to need a PSC to get any kind of driving licence or learner permit from April
'I felt totally lost': Department in u-turn over decision to deny Venezuelan man a Public Services Card
The government wants to exempt itself from the EU's new hardcore data protection rules - but why?
"It is the worst form of humiliation" - Woman denied Public Services Card due to adopted status
'My stupid mandatory but not compulsory line' - Regina Doherty on the rocky road of ministerial life
There were fears the PSC would become a “de facto” national ID card from the very outset
'I've had to tell more people in the last few months than in my entire life' - Man denied Public Services Card because he's adopted
'If you post one out I'll cut it up and send it back': The PSC has people both enraged and deeply confused
'Have you tried actually applying for something with the Public Services Card? It's a painful experience'
Stopped welfare payments and getting a passport abroad - the Irish haven't been shy complaining about the PSC
'We were bad, what Ireland is doing is 10 times worse' - International experts unimpressed with Public Services Card
Watch: The Public Services Card - should we care?
Got questions or stories about the Public Services Card? We want to hear from you
It's his baby, so where on earth is Paschal Donohoe on the PSC?
Australia expands welfare card scheme that limits addicts' spending
Taoiseach insists Public Services Card is not a national identity card
A row about ID cards lasted years and cost the UK billions. Then Theresa May scrapped them
Data Protection Commissioner calls for transparency over Public Services Card
Poll: Are you happy to give your data for a Public Services Card?
Hospitals, schools, jobs? Why the government's 'end goal' is for every adult to have a Public Services Card
Minister says Public Services Card is 'not compulsory but is mandatory for services'
Poll: Do you agree with the rollout of the Public Services Card?
Pretty soon you're going to need this card to do a whole load of important things in Ireland - but why?
Applying for a passport or driving licence? You'll soon need a Public Services Card to do so
Applying for a passport? New measures to combat identity theft are being introduced
Countdown's over (finally), here's what you need to vote today
Over 263,000 Public Services Cards issued to social welfare claimants
Facial recognition on the way for social welfare claimants
Welfare payments will NOT be linked to Household Charge, says department