AQW 52451/22-27
Ms Sian Mulholland
Alliance Party
North Antrim
Tabled Date: 18/09/2026
Answered On Date: 06/10/2026
Priority Written: No
Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any data that her Department holds on the difference between the number of journeys made by disabled and non-disabled people in Northern Ireland.
Answer:
According to the Travel Survey for NI, persons with a disability took an average of 628 journeys per person in 2024. Persons without a disability took more journeys with an average of 938 per person in 2024. All modes of travel are included, such as walking, cycling, car, public transport, motorcycle, taxi, other private, and other public. ‘Disability’ is measured using ‘limiting long-standing illness’. Respondents are defined as having a limiting long standing illness if they have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last for 12 months or more, and the condition(s) or illness(es) reduce their ability to carry out day to day activities. More detailed breakdowns of the results for Section 75 groups are dependent on the achieved samples for those groups in the survey, and requests for S75 breakdowns are considered on an individual basis. My department also publishes detailed breakdowns for two of the PfG Indicators where the achieved sample allows. Disability breakdowns are available for the following indicators: Percentage of journeys under two miles people choose to make by walking or cycling. Percentage of journeys people choose to make by public transport.
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