Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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530. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities are required to employ a disability officer. [1579/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible.

Under Section 26(2) of the Disability Act 2005 each Public Body is required to have at least one officer authorised to act in the capacity of an access officer. That officer is responsible, where appropriate, for providing or arranging for and co-ordinating assistance and guidance to persons with disabilities in accessing the services provided by that body.

Further information regarding access officers would be available from individual local authorities.