Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They are practical questions. I will come back to the Deputy about them. Regarding toilets in public places, for a lot of places of learning, whether FETs, universities or ETBs, it depends on their ownership, but the building regulations apply to them. If they are public buildings, there is need to have regard to all users and all people's ability to be mobile, regardless of who they are or where they come from. If there is a specific issue of which the Deputy is aware, he can tell me about it afterwards and I will have a look at it.

Concerning transport for people with disabilities, I am due to meet Bus Éireann in the next week or ten days about a range of issues, including timetables and practical matters. There is no point in a bus leaving five minutes before the class ends. Those are the types of complaints the Department gets. If there are specific issues regarding transport and toilets on some campuses, I ask the Deputy to let me know and we will have a look at them.

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