PAC to seek clarity on biometric data on public services cards

Last year, the  secretary general of the Department John McKeon told the Committee that “there is no biometric information on the card”.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is to request “clarification” from the head of the Department of Social Protection regarding contrasting answers on the biometric nature of the Public Services Card (PSC).

Social Democrats TD and PAC vice chair Catherine Murphy wrote to the committee in late April noting contradictory comments made on the PSC by senior figures at the Department of Social Protection.