Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Universal Design In Building: Discussion
Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
This will be my last question. My apologies for keeping our guests so late, but it is brilliant to have them in here and to be able to ask them questions in person. When I was a councillor on Cork City Council, I tabled a motion seeking a disability officer for the local authority. All planning and other decisions relating to disabled parking, footpaths or building, for example, would have to go through that person before moving to the next stage. My motion was turned down for financial reasons but also on the ground that the council had an accessibility officer and team. There are buildings, roads and paths in Cork that are not accessible to people in wheelchairs, those with limited mobility or older people. Is an accessibility officer or team enough? What do we need to do to ensure best practice in planning and the provision of facilities?
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