Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed)
Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I thank Ms Greaney. Reference was made in the opening statements to earmarking funds for investment in universal provision, such as community centres. Obviously, I welcome that. I welcome anything that will enhance our community. We all know the importance of community centres especially for promoting public health in the local community. I meet people in day care centres, for example, where early medical information interventions are needed, as are therapies and so on, which people avail of in these centres. I am aware there are a lot of issues. I wonder about the document M building regulations and making access difficult for older folks and people with disabilities. This needs to change. Is there anything we need to be doing in order to make that more accessible for them, in the witnesses' opinion?
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