UN human rights body attacks Public Services Card saying it amounts to 'discrimination'

The Government has received a stinging rebuke regarding its Public Services Card project from the human rights council of the United Nations.
UN human rights body attacks Public Services Card saying it amounts to 'discrimination'

The Government has received a stinging rebuke regarding its Public Services Card project from the human rights council of the United Nations.

The card, a project which went live in 2011 and has cost in the region of €70 million to the taxpayer to date, is used for the processing of welfare payments.

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