Frank Fahey (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

Sections 25 to 29 impose significant obligations on the six Departments, which, among other matters, must make all their services accessible to people with disabilities. Significant costs and resources cross a wide range of bodies are involved. The main cost for the six Departments is the cost of retrofitting and making changes. This applies to agencies such as Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann, etc. It is not necessary to include the other Departments, as the amendment proposes, as all other Ministers must deliver their responsibilities under sections 26 to 29 by the end of the year. For these reasons I do not propose to accept the amendment. This is because all other Ministers must deliver their responsibilities under sections 26 to 29 by the end of the year. For those reasons I do not propose to accept the amendment.