Written answers
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Rights of People with Disabilities
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which his Department owns and public bodies and agencies under his remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38722/22]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) owns and/or leases the buildings that my Department currently occupies. My Department is a tenant of these buildings. We share a number of these buildings with other Government Departments and Public Bodies. Any change in the level of access to these buildings, as suggested in the question would be a matter for the OPW.
My Department is committed to accessibility and this is evidenced by the Universal Design and Access policy adopted within my Department in 2020. This policy will ensure the accessibility of our sites and services for all Departmental staff and visitors.
The information requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for each agency is set out in the following table:
State Body | Contact e-Mail |
|---|---|
| An Bord Pleanála | oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie |
| An Fóram Uisce (the Water Forum) | info@nationalwaterforum.ie |
| Approved Housing Body Regulatory Authority | oireachtasqueries@ahbregulator.ie |
| Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum | infodocklands@dublincity.ie |
| Ervia | oireachtas@ervia.ie |
| Gas Networks Ireland | oireachtas@ervia.ie |
| Heritage Council | oireachtas@heritagecouncil.ie |
| Housing Finance Agency | oireachtas.enquiries@hfa.ie |
| Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency | publicreps@housingagency.ie |
| Irish Water | oireachtasmembers@water.ie |
| Land Development Agency | oireachtas@lda.ie |
| Local Government Management Agency | corporate@lgma.ie |
| National Oversight and Audit Commission | info@noac.ie |
| National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee | ntacc@housing.gov.ie |
| Office of the Planning Regulator | oireachtas@opr.ie |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland | Oireachtas@osi.ie |
| Property Registration Authority | reps@prai.ie |
| Pyrite Resolution Board | oireachtasinfo@pyriteboard.ie |
| Residential Tenancies Board | OireachtasMembersQueries@rtb.ie |
| Valuation Office | oireachtas.enquiries@VALOFF.ie |
| Valuation Tribunal | info@valuationtribunal.ie |
| Water Advisory Body | info@wab.gov.ie |
| Waterways Ireland | ceoffice@waterwaysireland.org |
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38740/22]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Disability Consultative Committee (DCC) of my Department was established in 2017 to monitor and review the implementation of actions relating to my Department that are included in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) 2017-2021. Its members include representatives from the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI), the National Disability Authority (NDA), Inclusion Ireland, the Health Service Executive (HSE), the City and County Management Agency (CCMA), local authorities, the Disability Stakeholder’s Group (DSG) under NDIS, the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) and the Department of Transport. The Committee's Terms of Reference specify that it is a forum for engagement of the stakeholders to the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) 2017-2021 and that it will review progress and discuss issues relating thereto.
The members of the Disability Consultative Committee (DCC), including my Department, are also represented on the National Disability Inclusion Strategy Steering Group (NDISSG) under the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
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