Departmental Websites

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 July 2021

Wednesday, 14 July 2021

Questions (388, 389)

Holly Cairns

Question:

388. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health 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. [31294/21]

Holly Cairns

Question:

389. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting the requirement to subject to Regulation 6, public sector bodies shall, in accordance with Regulation 3, take necessary measures to make their websites and mobile applications more accessible by making them perceivable, operable, understandable and robust 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. [31312/21]

Written answers

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 and 389 together.

My Department has no remit in terms of back end coding for accessibility, nor the ability to edit information regarding framework on the Government website (Gov.ie). The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) have responsibility for the oversight of this website, where it is managed centrally for many Government Departments, including for the Department of Health.

The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with her query.

With regards to elements of this question that relate to the Health Service Executive, specifically relevant to the Covid-19 Tracker Application, I have asked them to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

DOH Aegis Bodies Contacts
Aegis Bodies
Dental Council	[e-mail]
Food Safety Authority of Ireland	[e-mail]
Food Safety Promotion Board - Safefood	[e-mail][e-mail]
Health Information and Quality Authority	[e-mail] (general queries) [e-mail] (concerns about a health or social care service) [e-mail] (head of communications and stakeholder engagement)
Health Insurance Authority	[e-mail]
Health Products Regulatory Authority	[e-mail]
Health Research Board	[e-mail] [e-mail]
Health Service Executive	[e-mail]. [e-mail](for medical card queries)
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	[e-mail]
Irish Blood Transfusion Service	[e-mail]
Medical Council	[e-mail]
Mental Health Commission	[e-mail]
National Cancer Registry Board	[e-mail]
National Paediatric Hospital Development Board	[e-mail]
National Treatment Purchase Fund Board	[e-mail]
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland	[e-mail]
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	[e-mail]
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council	[e-mail]
VHI Healthcare	[e-mail]

Question No. 389 answered with Question No. 388.