Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 January 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed)

1:30 pm

Mr. Ray Coyne:

Yes, and the Dublin Bus point of view, which we have fed into Government, is that we have long been advocates of accessible travel. We have been on this road for 20 years. I was an accessibility officer and I went to Peamount Hospital, the Central Remedial Clinic, CRC, and the Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA. Our view is that, all things considered, the system we operate today is based on the goodwill of passengers and, by and large, that works. It does not work on some occasions and when that happens it is a 100% bad experience for the person. Our drivers are very well aware of the situation and generally customers make a situation known to us. Incidents occur but it is very rare. I do not think the answer is for the Government to legislate in favour of having a total dedicated space at all times.

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