Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 April 2017
198. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Finance the number of requests his Department received for material to be made available in Braille format in each of the years 2014 - 2016; the number of these requests which were accommodated by his Department; the cost implication and the person or body which provided the translation service. [16379/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides assistance to staff and members of the public with a disability through the Disability Liaison Officer, and Access Officers as required under the Disability Act 2005.
The Department has not received any requests for information to be supplied through braille between 2014-2016 from staff or members of the public. In terms of communicating with persons with disabilities who need assistance with accessing information, the Department has an Access Officer for Information, who's details are on my Department's website, (www.finance.gov.ie). The website strives to achieve "Triple-A" accessibility of the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
