Rebecca Moynihan (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chairman. I apologise for joining from my office but I am a bit Covid-paranoid at the moment.

This is just a follow-up to Deputy Higgins's question because it is a really interesting perspective on where the gaps are. There has been an awful lot of talk about local authorities and public housing in the context of universal design and where the gaps are. I am interested in the growing number of people who are in the private rental sector, particularly through the housing assistance payment, HAP, and are having their housing need met there. I ask our contributors where they see the main gaps in the provision of universal design for people who are having their need met through the private sector, whether they are in the rental sector, buying in the private sector, or on HAP. What difficulties are they having? Also, has anybody dealt with private developers on getting portions or doing best practice for any large private developer for universal design? Are there any exemplar projects we can go and have a look at?