AQW 43698/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 13/03/2015
Answered On Date: 26/03/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Regional Development for a breakdown, by organisation, of the funding for community transport in each of the last three years; and for his assessment of how this funding has been distributed.

Answer:

My Department funds a grouping of eight Rural Community Transport Partnerships (RCTP). The funding for the last 3 years 2012-15 is broken down by each Partnership and is detailed in the table in Annex A.

Funding is allocated taking account of the requirements set out in each of their business plans and the financial position and costs of each RCTP.

Please note that the funding analysis statistics are not yet available for 2014/15.

	2012/13				2013/14				2014/15	TOTAL funding for last 3 years
Rural Community Transport Partnership (RCTP)	Funding	% staff costs to total costs	Trips	Avg Mileage per trip	Funding	% staff costs to total costs	Trips	Avg Mileage per trip	Funding
CDM	£623,266	49.9%	48134	10.14	£564,285	47.6%	56,335	12.4	£591,526	£1,779,077
Down District CT	£443,314	49.1%	9915	29.34	£439,843	53.1%	13,084	24.4	£428,303	£1,311,460
Easilink (Strabane & Omagh)	£483,207	48.4%	36620	9.93	£534,627	49.6%	38,587	9.5	£521,679	£1,539,513
Fermanagh CT	£453,977	42.7%	31576	14.23	£517,469	46.8%	33,344	13.8	£575,248	£1,546,694
Lagan Valley (Lisburn)	£153,963	48.7%	5787	13.46	£209,359	45.7%	6,512	13.3	£195,639	£558,961
North Coast CT	£554,219	49.4%	40205	10.20	£605,224	45.5%	47,296	10.6	£660,717	£1,820,160
South Antrim CT	£153,963	51.3%	12126	11.28	£212,665	40.1%	14,021	13.9	£213,763	£580,391
Southern – Armagh, Lurgan, Newry & Mourne	£385,771	48.3%	30207	15.14	£392,247	45.0%	34,788	18.4	£440,642	£1,218,660
RCTP Totals	£3,251,680	48.6%	214570	12.46	£3,475,719	47.2%	243,967	13.4	£3,627,517	£10,354,916