Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Welcome back. My question related to the importance of collecting gender-specific data and women being part of the consultation and design process. The other witnesses spoke about the collection of data. I had flagged the census but they said there were other surveying methods we could use. I understand the NTA does a household survey every five years. In Scotland there is an annual survey. I take the point that the census is probably not the most appropriate form to collect the data, but are we collecting data regularly enough? Are we collecting the right data? Ms Cahill spoke about security and how women care more about the design of the infrastructure, the connectivity, the public realm and lighting rather than favouring more security necessarily. They want well-designed public infrastructure.