Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Accessibility: Discussion

Mr. Hugh Creegan:

That is a fair comment. Consultation on a bus stop is such a small thing. It is just a hole in the ground, but it is a big thing for people. Hands up, we probably needed to do a little bit more in certain areas on that particular issue.

On the second wheelchair space in buses, that has been talked about for a number of years, but it means the capacity on the buses is reduced, and we are back now to pre-Covid-19 passenger volume levels. While the percentage which was quoted was 88%, all of our buses in Dublin have wheelchair spaces and the 88% refers to those which have wheelchair spaces plus a buggy space. While the buggy space is not intended as a wheelchair space, we are aware it has occasionally been used for that purpose.

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