Ms Mary Murphy:

On the universal design in the private rental sector, the expectation that there will be a growing number of older persons in the private rental sector is worth flagging. We know that in 2016 it was 2.6% and it is only going to grow as the rate of incidence of disability increases and they are acquired over the course of a person’s life. Even outside of the area of disability, mobility and frailty issues, the need for brighter light and other measures to be put in place to reduce the risk of falls will have to be addressed for older people in the private rental sector in the coming years to a greater degree than at present.