Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Accessibility in Planning and Delivery of Transport Projects: Discussion

Mr. Peter Walsh:

A lot of questions related to buses and trains. From a Luas perspective, I hope in my opening statement I gave a clear indication of the level of engagement we have with disability organisations. We take it very seriously. In terms of the number of board members with a disability, of our ten board members, one is visually impaired. In terms of design teams, I echo what Mr. Creegan has said. Many of the design teams working on projects are international. We have several hundred people working on Metrolink. Of those, I do not know how many people would have a lived experience of disability. However, within TII, we conduct a census every year with a self-declaration. Just above 4%, or 12 people of a staff of 280, have a self-declared lived experience of disability.

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