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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