South Dublin councillors have agreed to write a letter to the Minister for Transport asking him to bring forward legislation to underpin universal design and accessibility in public spaces.
At Monday's council meeting the motion was proposed by Mayor Peter Kavanagh, who said that there is an urgent need for access to allow people with disabilities, older people and families to access parks and other public spaces.
It comes after Dublin man Ellis Palmer struggled to get through the kissing gate at Dodder Valley Greenway with his wheelchair and handcycle.
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He ultimately failed to get through and was presumably forced to find an alternative route.
Meanwhile, Cllr Vicki Casserly said that she would fully support the motion asking for legislation on disability access to public spaces to be brought forward.
She said: "I think as a society we're trying to move away from the model of disability where the environment is a barrier to inclusion within our community.
"In relation to kissing gates I would have to disagree, I have a very confident wheelchair user, so various different wheelchairs who can navigate them quite safely and securely and the design has come on in leaps and bounds. But in terms of improving our legislation I wholeheartedly support this.
"It is my wish for my child and others to have this place where our environment no longer becomes our disability."
Cllr Teresa Costello said that there are benefits to kissing gates, and that before the kissing gates were installed at Dodder Valley Greenway that the park was being "destroyed" by scramblers.
She said: "I think we need to think about safety for everybody as well, that park years ago was always being damaged. This narrative that no wheelchairs are able to get into the park is untrue."
Meanwhile, Cllr Bailey and Cllr Murphy were of the opinion that there should be alternatives to kissing gates and that the Department has a responsibility to come up with such alternatives.
Before the vote, Cllr Kavanagh said: "Universal design should apply to all our public spaces and that's what I'm asking for, including our roads and footpaths and parks. It's about making sure it is tailored to absolutely everybody."
The motion was ultimately passed and a letter will be sent to the Minister for Transport.
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