'Incredibly bizarre' for Govt to challenge Data Protection Commissioner’s rulings on Public Services Card

The Government’s decision to challenge the Data Protection Commissioner’s highly adversarial rulings on the Public Services Card has been condemned as “ludicrous” and “incredibly bizarre”.

It has been reported that the Departments of Social Protection and Public Expenditure and Reform are to bring a memorandum to Cabinet arguing that on foot of new advice from the Attorney General and an external counsel the DPC’s decision is open to question in the courts.