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Foreword by the Minister

My Department’s Sectoral Plan, as provided for in the Disability Act, 2005, has been prepared following extensive consultations with the semi-state companies which operate under its aegis, representatives of voluntary bodies in the disability sector, the National Disability Authority, and the three independent regulatory bodies which function in the sectors under the Department’s remit: The Plan places particular emphasis on the need for the Department and its agencies to make all activities accessible to the greatest possible extent, and sets out timeframes for the completion of specific initiatives, with appropriate reporting arrangements to monitor the implementation of these.

In addition, the publication of this Plan marks the beginning of an ongoing process that will be at the forefront of the Department’s important ecomomic, social and policy making roles. It cannot be a static document and will therefore evolve in parallel with the Department and its sectors as they change and develop.

I am confident that my Department, and its agencies, will wholeheartedly meet the challenges placed on them by the provisions of the Sectoral Plan in a positive and committed way.

Noel Dempsey, T.D.,
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.
July 2006