Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Accessibility: Discussion
Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
Will Mr. Doocey or his colleagues speak about the continuous footpaths? It is broader than the NTA's remit. It is a standards issue. Local authorities that are doing footpath repairs are generally not putting in continuous foothpaths. With an NTA project or a well-designed active travel scheme, they may well be doing it, but, by and large, we are replacing footpaths with the simple standard dished designs. I can understand why. The continuous footpath brings its own challenges, with levels and so on. Are we trying to move to continuous footpaths across the board for the obvious reasons relating to disability?
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