Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 July 2016
830. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of buses across the entire fleet that have been fitted with wheelchair accessible lifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22190/16]
View answer832. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus stops by county that currently are not wheelchair accessible in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22192/16]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 830 and 832 together.
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing or providing public transport infrastructure including the PSO bus fleets.
Measures to provide for full accessibility are built into all new public transport infrastructure projects and vehicles from the design stage. In this regard my Department provides funding to the NTA for a rolling programme of bus replacement of the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann PSO fleets both in the Greater Dublin Area and nationally. This has enabled 100% of the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann city fleets to be wheelchair accessible, as well as approximately 80% of Bus Éireann coaches (which are wheelchair accessible by lift) and this will increase as the coach fleet is replaced.
