O’Dea warns of chance PPS numbers could be misused

PPS numbers given to Irish Water could be misused in the same way confidential social welfare information has been, the opposition has warned.

Fianna Fáil social protection spokesperson Willie O’Dea raised the issue after a recent case where private investigators accessed personal information that they obtained from Tánaiste Joan Burton’s department.

The social protection minister congratulated the data protection commiss-ioner for a successful prosecution against the private investigators involved.