Offaly County Council (Register of Users)

Updated: October 2009

Does Offaly County Council use the PPS Number at present?

Yes.

For what purpose(s)?

Mainly for information purposes in applications such as:

• Tax Relief at Source on housing loans
• tax details in payroll
• Higher Education Grant applications
• housing applications
• private site applications

The council does not use the PPSN as the primary or unique identifier, in any of its applications.

Does your County Council exchange the PPS Number with any external body? If so please name the relevant bodies and state the purpose(s) of the exchange

Yes - with the Revenue Commissioners for tax purposes.

What future plans has your County Council for the use of the PPS Number?

Offaly County Council recognises the importance of the PPSN, particularly in the context of Information Society initiatives. It is intended to encourage the use of the PPSN across the organisation, as a primary means of identifying our citizen base in all applications.