Accessibility
The Department of Finance and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the “CCPC”) is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020.
This accessibility statement applies to https://www.financialliteracy.ie (the “Website”) Any external content that is linked from https://www.financialliteracy.ie is not covered by this statement.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 level AA, due to the issues and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
Parts of the financialliteracy.ie website are not fully accessible, for example:
- Vimeo: Vimeo video active components may not be fully compliant. Since these are third-party elements originating from Vimeo, we have no ability to rectify them.
Exemptions
Some older documents and content are not required, by law, to be made accessible (visit European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020 for more information on exemptions).
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 11 February 2025.
To understand the accessibility of our site we completed a manual accessibility audit in line with the EU Web Accessibility Directive and reviewed the issues highlighted during the audit of content.
A range of tools including but not limited to Chrome Developer Tools, WCAG Contrast Checker, and Axe Dev digital accessibility toolkit were used during these evaluations.
Feedback and contact information
We want to improve the performance of our website for all our users and welcome feedback. If you have any difficulties or find any problems not listed on this page, please email webteam@ccpc.ie
Enforcement procedure
If you want to complain about the accessibility of the website, you can contact the Ombudsman by:
- Visiting the Ombudsman website
- Emailing complaints@ombudsman.ie
- Writing to the Office of the Ombudsman, 6 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin D02 W773
- Phoning 01 639 5600