Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 April 2021
112. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit encourage and facilitate employees to use active travel to commute to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21046/21]
View answerI wish to provide the following information to the Deputy regarding the ways that my Department and the bodies under the aegis of my Department encourage and facilitate employees to use active travel to commute to work.
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Active Travel Measures |
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Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) |
DCEDIY provides support for same through the following measures: - Bike parking facilities in DCEDIY office buildings - Shower facilities for those cycling, walking or running to work - - articipation in the Cycle to Work scheme - Participation in the annual Travel-saver scheme for public transport - Details of the above are provided in DCEDIY employee induction programme |
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Child and Family Agency (Tusla) |
Tusla will reply directly to the Deputy |
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Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI) |
The AAI advised that they do not have any particular active travel initiatives |
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Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) |
The OCO will reply directly to the Deputy |
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Children detention school (Oberstown) |
With regard to the Children Detention School (Oberstown) the cycle to work scheme is widely promoted to staff as part of workplace incentives and supports. A number of staff have availed of the scheme and cycle to work on a daily basis. Also, as part of the Campus Support Services, Oberstown run incentives to encourage staff to become active. Such activities include "Work Healthy - All things health and wellbeing", and a focus on exercise, diet and hobbies. The Campus also run monthly workplace initiatives, the most recent of which was last month when they ran "The Marchathon" step challenge, where teams on campus competed in a step challenge during the month of March. |
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Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) |
IHREC will reply directly to the Deputy |
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National Disability Authority |
The NDA provides support for same through the following measures: - Bike parking facilities to the rear of the premises - Shower facilities for those cycling, walking or running to work - Participation in the Cycle to Work scheme - Participation in the annual Travel-saver scheme for public transport |
