Government cannot say how much Public Services Card project has cost so far

The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection cannot say how much the 10-year Public Services Card project has cost to date.

Government cannot say how much Public Services Card project has cost so far

The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection cannot say how much the 10-year Public Services Card project has cost to date.

The card, which is currently at the centre of a storm of controversy after being deemed to be illegal when applied to State services other than welfare by the Data Protection Commissioner, had been assumed to have cost just under €60 million at the end of 2017.

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