At this point most of us are aware of the controversy surrounding the roll-out of the Public Services Card as well as the data protection and legality concerns that have been raised by Commissioner Helen Dixon. The figure of €67 million as the total cost to date of the entire farce has also been in […]
In a highly controversial move, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASC) has refused to publish its report into the contentious Public Services Card (PSC), claiming that it would “not be in the public interest to do so”. The Minister for the department, Regina Doherty, had repeatedly committed to publishing the report in […]
Nobody asked for a public services card. Often times, when public money is wasted, we voters are at least somewhat to blame. After all, we do want more housing. We would like a decent health service. We want schools that teach our children well, and good roads, and plenty of Gardai on the streets. When […]