Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2022

Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Questions (148)

Pauline Tully

Question:

148. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of access officers responsible for providing or arranging for and co-ordinating assistance and guidance to people with disabilities accessing his Departments’ services who are employed in his Department as required by section 26 (2) of the Disability Act 2005; the way that his Department makes its customers aware of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59289/22]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

My Department, and its Offices, which includes the Companies Registration Office, the Intellectual Property Office of Ireland, the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission, currently has six staff whose roles include functional responsibilities as access officers as required by section 26 (2) of the Disability Act 2005. These are set out on the Department’s website at www.enterprise.gov.ie and if further information is required, via email to [e-mail] or to [e-mail].

Similarly access officer information for each of the Offices is set out at their respective websites at www.cro.ie, www.ipoi.gov.ie, www.labourcourt.ie and www.workplacerelations.ie.