Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion
Ms Rachel Cahill:
I do not necessarily think the surveys need to change.
It is more about adding an extra field on the surveys to collect the gender disaggregated data. It is about not just having a default person, a default commuter, or a default person who drives, be it a man or a woman. It would seek a more granular detail. That is really what is required. The household survey is every five years. I really cannot speak to that survey itself but I note it is a very impactful and powerful survey. As to whether or not it should be done more often, I really cannot speak to that. That survey is used for many reasons, including transport modelling and across large areas of our transport ecosystem. As a start, it would be helpful to acknowledge that the data needs to be more granular and to introduce more gender disaggregated data, not necessarily to change the whole form itself. That is my view. Perhaps others who are here today are closer to that actual survey.
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