Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Accessibility: Discussion

Mr. Garret Doocey:

I can take the question about the boards. The initiative that was introduced a few years ago to ensure we have a person with a disability on each of the boards of the transport operators is welcome. The overall numbers that can sit on those boards are fixed and limited, so there is always a balancing act between the different capabilities and experiences people bring. There is a broader range of stakeholders and people with disabilities on the Department's accessibility consultative committee and the user groups within the operators at an NTA level. It is a bit of a challenge, as the Deputy pointed out, to have one person with a particular disability on a particular board, given the wide range disabilities, but there are constraints within the framework of the boards.

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