Imelda Munster
Question:1811. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and detail of CIÉ bus routes that have been deemed to be wheelchair accessible by Bus Éireann. [25775/16]
View answerFriday, 16 September 2016
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My Department provides funding to the National Transport Authority (NTA) for a rolling programme of bus replacement and refurbishment of the Bus Éireann PSO fleets both in the Greater Dublin Area and nationally. This has enabled 100% of the 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.
I am advised that wheelchair accessible services are operated on four Bus Eireann routes - Navan/Dublin Airport/Dublin City University, Waterford/Cork, Galway/Athlone and Galway to Ballina. The NTA is also progressing the installation of wheelchair accessible bus stops across the Bus Éireann network with the Dublin-Donegal and Dublin-Letterkenny routes (routes 30 and 32 respectively) being progressed this year.