Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 July 2022
221. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which her Department owns and public bodies and agencies under her remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38728/22]
View answerThe Building Regulations 1997-2021 set out minimum standards for the design and construction of buildings and works to ensure the health and safety of people in and around such buildings. These come within the policy remit of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
The provision of office accommodation for my Department, and for many of those bodies under the remit of the Department, such as the national cultural institutions, falls within the remit of the Office of Public Works. A number of these buildings are protected structures.
Many of the bodies under the aegis of my Department are public facing organisations, and therefore provide access to available facilities as part of their wider public-facing role.
