Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Living with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Erin McGreehanErin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On that point, I forgot to mention something because I was getting more and more annoyed and lost my train of thought during my contribution. Mr. Delaney has raised a huge problem. As a councillor, I asked Louth County Council to give disability access training to those council staff who are responsible for public realm projects. It was to provide equality and equity training for front-line staff in our councils. That has not been done. Many of my Fianna Fáil colleagues pass motions at council meetings and they are not being heard. There is compulsory climate change training for our local authority staff, yet there is no compulsory training for disability awareness. There is now a public sector climate change mandate, yet there is no public sector disability proofing mandate. We raised this issue at a private meeting a couple of weeks ago and it is absolutely infuriating. We understand and we hear that message.

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