The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection did not share the interim adversarial findings of the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) regarding the Public Services Card (PSC) with any affected bodies apart from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This was despite being specifically asked and in a position to do so.

The Government wants to press ahead with plans under Croke Park II to cut its bill for premium payments to public servants in a move which will put it on a collision course with more than 70,000 frontline workers.