AQO 3501/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 14/02/2013
Answered On Date: 26/02/2013
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what efforts his Department, in conjunction with other Departments, has made to co-ordinate transport services.

Answer:

Officials from my Department met with Department of Regional Development (DRD) officials in early 2012 to explore the potential for a collaborative approach between Northern Ireland’s health and public transport sectors. Following this, DRD developed a proposal to run a pilot project in the Dungannon and Cookstown District Council areas to assess the benefits of a more joined up approach to the design and delivery of publicly funded passenger transport services. My Department is a member of the Project Board along with representatives from the Departments of Regional Development, Education and Agriculture and Rural Development