Written answers
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
EU Directives
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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229. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to detail the preparations being undertaken by his Department in advance of the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882); the guidance that is being issued by his Department to organisations and businesses in advance of the enactment of the directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39665/23]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The European Accessibility Act (EU) 2019/882 will introduce mandatory minimum accessibility requirements for certain products and services across the European Union.
I understand that work is currently being carried out by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to transpose the requirements set out in this Act ahead of considering its implementation phase.
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