Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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The three aspects of designing these public spaces that come across are around legibility, predictability and the sensory environment. Do the representatives have concrete proposals for us on how we could improve the legibility of our cities, streets and public services, on which the organisations do a lot of work? Are there concrete, simple and implementable measures that would allow us to make sure we have that predictability, be they around the provision of refuge spaces or quieter areas to which people can withdraw? The sensory environment issue is interesting. Our cities and city centres compete for our attention, especially the retail space. Is that something we need to regulate if we are to have a more inclusive public space? Do we need to cut out some of that visual and auditory clutter? Do either of the organisations have comments on that?