Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Universal Design In Building: Discussion

Dr. Aideen Hartney:

As drivers for that type of behavioural change, there are the disability impact assessments to which we referred. They are mandatory for large-scale projects that require a memorandum to the Government. In addition, the Disability Act sets out the access officer provisions. We have been talking a lot about data and not having information but the NDA monitors where public bodies are in compliance with some of those provisions. Later this year, we hope to be in a position to publish the number of public bodies that have publicised clearly on their website that they have an access officer, such that people can find this information and know to whom they should go. That will be a way in which we can drive improved performance across the public sector. It will help to provide some of the data we have been hard-pressed to find.

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