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Leitrim County Council (Register of Users)

Does your organisation use the PPSN at present?

Yes

If so, for what purpose?

  • payroll
  • payments
  • Casual Trading Licences
  • HR Management
  • Higher Education Grants
  • Non Principal Private Residence (NPPR)
  • household charge
  • driving licences (motor taxation)
  • housing applications
  • housing grants
  • housing loans (tax relief at source)
  • water grants
  • arts grants
  • LA Quotes (Tendering System)

Does your organisation exchange the PPS number with any other body? If so please name the relevant bodies and the purpose(s) of the exchange?

  • collector general, for taxation purposes
  • An Post - household budget deductions
  • Revenue Commissioner – Payroll and Taxation purposes
  • Dept. of Social Protection – Sick Pay
  • Department of Education and Skills - HEG purposes
  • DECLG- NPPR
  • LGMA-NPPR , House hold charge
  • HSE – Housing Rental Acc scheme
  • Garda Síochána – as per Section 8 of the Data Protection Act 1988

Does your organisation have any other plans involving the use of the PPS number?

Not at present. In future Leitrim County Council would like to see the use of PPSN as a unique identifier for citizen access to all public services.

There are Eight Rules of Data Protection which govern the processing of personal data set out as follows:

  • obtain and process the information fairly
  • keep it only for one or more specified, explicit and lawful purposes
  • process it only in ways compatible with the purposes for which it was given to you initially
  • keep it safe and secure
  • keep it accurate, complete and up-to-date
  • ensure that it is adequate, relevant and not excessive
  • retain it no longer than is necessary for the specified purpose or purposes
  • give a copy of his/her personal data to an individual, on request

**Have you measures in place to ensure that the Public Service Identity data you hold /collect, whether held in electronic or written format is secure and that it is accessible and processed, only in connection with the purpose for which it has been provided?

Yes. Leitrim County Council adopted a Data Protection policy outlining the roles and responsibilities of all employees and third parties relating to Data Protection.