Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 October 2021
33. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will review the inconsistency across entertainment and promotional companies in relation to offering the personal assistant of a person with a disability tickets free-of-charge; if she will consider reviewing this and establishing a policy to ensure accessibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47917/21]
View answerI understand this matter refers to a facility provided by some organisations in the arts, music and entertainment sector whereby a personal assistant or any individual accompanying a person with a disability to an entertainment event, receives a free ticket to that event.
I am fully committed to supporting the needs of people with disabilities in all of the sectoral programmes under the remit of my Department. While I have no role in relation to the decisions of commercial bodies in certain sectors, I am open to considering what options might be available to encourage greater access to facilities by people with disabilities, including the question of access to facilities by personal assistants.
