Dáil debates

Thursday, 23 February 2023

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions

Disability Services

11:40 am

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I said, I have some sympathy for this argument. We will look at it. I would like to understand why this has not happened to date. We do not have to be confined by a European regulation. We can go beyond that if we want. We need to make sure, in a practical sense, that it is implementable for the companies that are trying to go online and put in place services or products on a digital platform. I do not see any reason, if we are grant-aiding those efforts, we should not insist on these services being fully accessible, whether it is through an app, website, digital payment platform or whatever. The question is whether we incentivise this through an extra grant or simply require it for all grant drawdowns. I will take a look at it and come back to the Deputy on it.

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