On 11 October, the ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland hosted a public meeting addressing privacy concerns raised by the public services card (PSC) scheme being rolled out in Ireland. The meeting described the lack of legislative basis for the card, together with the risk that the card may become mandatory for public services including pensions, passports, school transportation services, etc. We also explored how the cards have data security risks as they connect private details across governmental department databases in a manner that does not include adequate security oversights. International privacy concerns surrounding national identity cards and digital surveillance were also presented at the meeting, including presentations from Privacy International and NO2ID.