Judge questions 'mandatory, but not compulsory' Public Services Card

The Department of Social Protection has challenged an assertion by the Data Protection Commission that the Public Services Card is illegal.

A court case concerning the alleged illegal nature of the Public Services Card has heard a judge question “how are people expected to understand” that the card could be ‘mandatory, but not compulsory’.

The Department of Social Protection has challenged an assertion by the Data Protection Commission that the card is illegal. This morning’s hearing at Dublin Circuit Court was to hear discussion of the Data Protection Commission’s responding affidavit.