Dan Boyle
Question:185 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Transport the supports his Department offers in the area of accessible transport; and if such support has been sought and given to the Cork accessible transport group. [23134/04]
View answerThursday, 30 September 2004
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Good progress has been made in recent years to make public transport more accessible for people with mobility and sensory impairments. This has been done through the provision of focused investment in accessible buses and railway rolling stock as well as transport infrastructure and facilities. Full details of this progress along with my Department's proposals for the future development of accessible public transport are contained in the outline sectoral plan for accessible public transport published recently in conjunction with the Disability Bill 2004. A copy of the plan is available on my Department's website at www.transport.ie.
I understand that the Cork accessible transport group provides door-to-door specialised transport services exclusively for people with mobility impairments and that responsibility for the funding for this type of service is the responsibility of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.