Dublin, 3 September 2019 A group of international privacy and technology experts has sharply criticised the government decision to appeal the Data Protection Commissioner’s findings on the Public Services Card. They also condemned the outrageous decision to refuse to publish …
Dublin, 16 August 2019 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed the Data Protection Commissioner’s (DPC) long awaited report into the legality of the Public Services Card (PSC). We particularly note and welcome the DPC’s findings that there …
Here are three fundamental problems with the PSC The card may be illegal under European law. The card targets economically vulnerable people, such as those in receipt of social welfare, pension, child benefit or State grants. It has cost an …
Dublin, 29 July 2019 The UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, Professor Philip Alston, has said the roll-out of the Public Services Card (PSC) without a clear legal basis could have huge potential consequences for future governance. He also said …
Dublin, 7 June 2019 We recently submitted information to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, Professor Philip Alston, for his next report to the UN Human Rights Council. His report will focus on how digital technology is impacting on …
ICCL conducted a survey of 164 government bodies who can use the PSC. Their responses are cause for concern.
Dublin, 14 January 2019 The Department of Social Protection has refused to release information regarding the Data Protection Commissioner’s investigation into the Public Services Card, in part because it may “be contrary to the public interest”. The request was brought …
· The Government has announced that from 9 April all applications for new or renewed drivers licences will require you to have a Public Service Card – it is the only form of ID that will be accepted …
We presented our concerns about the Public Services Card to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection on Thursday 8th February: ICCL Submission to Oireachtas on Public Services Card 7.2.18 If you’d like to receive information about ICCL’s actions on …
Dublin, 6 February 2018 A delegation from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is to appear on Thursday at a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, highlighting what it says are significant human …
