David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 215: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 9 March 2006, if the Attorney General has completed the formal drafting of an order to give effect to the National Disability Authority's code of practice in relation to Sections 26, 27 and 28 of the Disability Act 2005; when he expects these sections to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22275/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I can confirm that under the Disability Act 2005, I have declared by order, on 6 April 2006, that the code of practice prepared by the National Disability Authority in relation to sections 26 (on accessibility to services provided by public bodies), 27 (on accessibility of services supplied to public bodies) and 28 (on access to information through communication formats) of the Act, is an approved code. Sections 26, 27 and 28 of the Act came into operation on 31 December 2005 as provided for in the Act. The NDA is organising a number of seminars regarding these sections of the Act and the code for Government Departments and public bodies.