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
Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I thank Ms Cahill. I might direct the question to Ms Fox as well in her role as a landscape architect. Let us consider the local authorities. It might sound like I am having a go at engineers here. Engineers are great. They are great at building things and getting the technical compliance and the functionality of something. However, I wonder if we have enough urban designers, transport planners, architects and landscape architects at the implementation level such that we design this infrastructure so it suits all. It would not just be gender-based but based on age demographics as well. We should ensure it is completely inclusive. What would Ms Fox's thoughts be on that?
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