Mr. Hugh Creegan:

On cycle lanes, there is much thought given to how they work in terms of wheelchair uses and the visually impaired but I am not going to say it has all been solved perfectly. It has not.

At the beginning of the Covid pandemic, the amount of consultation with disability groups was probably less than it should have been. That improved in the intervening period as the emergency nature of some of the work being done eroded slightly. The answer to the Senator's question is more consultation.

We are involved in the issue of outdoor dining. I do not want to say that we review every design - we would not be able to and would only hold things up - but there are certain designs that are more important than others. Some of their funding comes through us and we at least get to see their designs. On paper, we are broadly satisfied that they are right before we allow them to go ahead, but much of this is down to the details at a shop or other location that cannot always be gleaned from paper. It is not possible for us to be the policeman completely. We perform some oversight of the area, but it is really down to local authorities. In fairness to them, they apply common sense in most cases and get the designs in a reasonable state.

On bins that are too close-----