AQW 3222/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 12/10/2011
Answered On Date: 25/10/2011
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Regional Development whether his Department will support the extension of audio-visual information systems to buses.

Answer:

My Department, in partnership with the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and Translink, is currently running a three-month audio visual pilot on bus services on the 5A Metro route in east Belfast. The pilot project is intended to assess the benefits of audio visual systems for all passengers and in particular for those with visual impairments, hearing impairments and older people. A full evaluation of the pilot project will be carried out by the Department. Future decisions about the extension of audio visual information systems will be taken in light of the evaluation and the resources available at the time.