AQW 674/16-21
Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford
Tabled Date: 06/06/2016
Answered On Date: 20/06/2016
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how much of the Rural Transport Fund grant has been allocated to each of the Rural Community Transport Partnerships for 2016-2017; and how much grant money has been allocated to Disability Action for the Disability Action Travel Scheme.
Answer:
My Department has allocated funding in 2016/17 of £2.43m to Rural Community Transport Partnerships (RCTPs) to support Dial a Lift services to members living in rural areas that are unable to, or have difficulty accessing local basic services due to having no access to a car or public transport, with the main users of the service being older and disabled people. The table below shows amount to each partnership: Rural Community Transport Partnerships | Grant Allocated £k | CDM Transport | 443 | Down District Accessible Transport | 323 | Easilink Community Transport | 334 | Fermanagh Community Transport | 350 | Lagan Valley | 125 | North Coast Community Transport | 419 | South Antrim Community Transport | 128 | Southern Area | 310 |
Disability Action also received £2.3m for the Disability Action Transport Scheme (DATS) which is a local urban transport service for people with disabilities or for those who find it difficult using mainstream public transport.
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