The Ombudsman found that the requirement at issue is not, in principle, discriminatory and unfair on the basis (i) of certain statistical data about Internet use or accessibility provided by the parties or found on the Eurostat website; (ii) that there was no evidence that a significant number of persons interested in applying to EPSO and participating in EPSO competitions have been prevented from doing so because of their restricted access to the Internet; (iii) that, as a ma4 er of common knowledge and experience, accessibility to the Internet is constantly increasing; (iv) of EPSO’s justifications for the system, namely, greater transparency and improving accessibility to information.
Mheas an tOmbudsman nach raibh an riachtanas a bhí i gceist leatromach nó míchothrom i bprionsabal de bharr (i) sonraí áirithe staidrimh maidir le inrochtaineacht nó le húsáid an idirlín a chuir na páirtithe ar fáil nó a bhí le fáil ar láithreán gréasáin Eurosat; (ii) nach raibh aon fhianaise ann gur cuireadh cosc ar roinnt maith daoine, ar spéis leo cur isteach ar EPSO agus páirt a ghlacadh ina chomórtais, toisc nach raibh ach rochtain teoranta acu ar an idirlíon; (iii) go bhfuil a fhios ag an saol go bhfuil méadú mór ag teacht i gcónaí ar líon na ndaoine atá in ann an idirlíon a rochtain; (iv) fáthanna EPSO glacadh leis an gcóras ar an gcéad dul síos - breis follasachta agus fáil ar fhaisnéis.