Dáil debates

Thursday, 29 February 2024

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

 

12:40 pm

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I met representatives of the Irish Wheelchair Association outside Leinster House during the week when they made their protest. We will be discussing this at Cabinet level. The NTA is responsible in many ways for the configuration of urban streetscapes in terms of the sharing of bus, cycle and car lanes. The representatives of the Irish Wheelchair Association say people have suffered in gaining access to buses and so on. It is disappointing because, some years ago at the ability awards, Bus Éireann was applauded regarding access to buses. There seems to be a mixed result but we will talk to the agencies involved. There has to be co-design-----

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