Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses. As someone who lives in and represents the area, everything they said makes complete sense. I have another question for the representatives of the TU Dublin. The research they carried out in Blackrock sounds very interesting. I know that we have very similar initiatives in Cork with on-street dining, pedestrianisation and improved public spaces. Cork City Council has done a lot of work over the past two years during Covid.

The key issues that arose time and again were the accessibility to these spaces and areas by people who have limited mobility or disabilities, and the removal of disabled parking spaces because of these pedestrianised and on-street dining areas. When the witnesses did their research, did they look at the consequences of the changes that were made in Blackrock and what effects they might have on people who are disabled and the accessibility for people in the Blackrock area?