Cianan Brennan: New war of words breaks out in saga of public services card

Ireland and the UN’s chief human rights official are at odds. A Covid-19 tracing app may lead to a new data protection issue, says Cianan Brennan

Regina Doherty: The main political cheerleader for the public services card project lost her seat in the February 8 election. She remains in office due to the Oireachtas’ inability to form a new Government. But that will soon change. Picture: Steve Humphrey

Ireland and the UN’s chief human rights official are at odds. A Covid-19 tracing app may lead to a new data protection issue, writes Cianan Brennan

The contretemps between the State and the UN’s chief human rights official over the public services card (PSC) is interesting for lots of reasons.