It's a major, if flawed, result for the DPC after a torrid couple of weeks. Most importantly it sees the State in a major climbdown when taking a case against its own regulator, a patently absurd situation, but all the more problematic given big tech fights DPC has on its hands
It is also relevant for those paying attention to civil servant big boss Robert Watt - he of the €292,000 salary - the extension of the PSC without legal backup to all public services was driven primarily by him in his role as secretary general of @IRLDeptPER
You might think however from the result that the PSC is nevertheless here to stay. Perhaps, perhaps not. One of the major repercussions from today will be a cleared pathway to an investigation being made public into the biometrics of the card
That had been delayed for two years by the Department's legal action. There is nothing to stop it now
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