AQW 28993/17-22


Mr Andrew Muir
Alliance Party
North Down


Tabled Date: 31/01/2022
Answered On Date: 03/02/2022
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the total amount of money in reimbursements made to Translink under the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme for the 2018/19 financial year, broken down by Concessionary Fares scheme type.


Answer:
The total amount of money in reimbursements made to Translink under the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme for the 2018/19 financial year, broken down by Concessionary Fares scheme type is provided in the table below.
Scheme Type
£m
Cross Border (ROI Residents 66+)
0.203
Cross Border (NI Residents 65+)
1.051
Blind
0.351
ROI residents (66+ free travel within NI)
0.226
O.A.Ps (NI Residents 65+)
26.112
Children
7.985
War Disabled
0.194
Registered Half Fare Categories
1.035
Free Travel for 60-64's
9.362
Scheme Administration Costs
0.519
47.038