Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is not that the machine is either accessible or not accessible. There are many people with disabilities who are using the scheme successfully. One of the things I have done has been to speak to people in wheelchairs directly and to people who are blind who have used the scheme. I have taken their suggestions on board, for example, that staff should have better training and be able to explain to them how to use it and the question of what should be on the screens or whether the machines should require a screen. Certainly, all the machines I have seen do not require people to interact with a visual screen. People can put a bottle in the slot and feel with their hand whether it has been rejected or not. They do not have to push a button to receive the receipt. The receipt comes out automatically after a period of time.