Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Accessibility: Discussion

Photo of Brian LeddinBrian 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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