AQW 12040/17-22

Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 14/12/2020
Answered On Date: 17/12/2020
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether cross-border travel by Concessionary SmartPass holders will be affected as a result of EU exit with or without a deal.

Answer:

I can confirm that existing arrangements allowing senior citizens resident in Northern Ireland aged 65 or over to travel for free on the island of Ireland will be unaffected by EU Exit. The arrangements allowing senior citizens resident in the Republic of Ireland aged over 66 to travel for free in Northern Ireland will be similarly unaffected. This will be the case regardless of whether a trade deal is reached between the United Kingdom and the EU.