Departmental Websites

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021

Tuesday, 15 June 2021

Questions (161)

Holly Cairns

Question:

161. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting the requirement to have a statement on the compliance of their websites and mobile applications with the regulations under the directive 2016/2102 (EU), as articulated in SI No. 358/2020 - European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31281/21]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

My Department is committed to meeting the requirement to have a statement on the compliance of websites and mobile applications under its remit in accordance with directive 2016/2102 (EU).

My Department has begun the process of migrating website content to .gov.ie. In tandem a review of all websites is ongoing and, where practicable, each website will be migrated to the .gov.ie platform. Where it is not possible to migrate a particular site to the .gov.ie platform, a statement of compliance in accordance with directive 2016/2102 (EU), will be available on that website.