Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

General Scheme of Planning and Development (No. 2) Bill 2014: Discussion

2:15 pm

Mr. Niall Cussen:

That is addressed in the building controls system, as well as in the design standards for new housing, particularly as regards how one approaches the building and circulates within it, and the provision of certain ground-floor facilities. If the Deputy feels that particular aspects are defective, we will certainly raise them with our colleagues on the building control side. We would be reasonably satisfied, however, that from a strategic policy perspective, the planning process is very pro universal design.

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