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. Hugh Creegan:
On bins close to bus stops, there is no process that involves us. Bins get installed by local authorities. There are normal rules around minimum widths that must be left clear. For example, a usual rule applied is that no footpath should be less than 1.2 m wide. I do not know what is happening in this case, but in the main, it is not a problem that we have seen. The siting is usually okay.
The issue of bus drivers' ability to get people to remove their buggies from wheelchair spaces has arisen many times for us. We ran a catchy campaign - I have forgotten its title - across social media and radio approximately two years ago where we tried to encourage people to free up the space. Ms Graham is also on this call. Does she remember what the campaign was called?
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