Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 February 2017
Public Accounts Committee
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport
9:00 am
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source
Okay.
I received a reply to a parliamentary question indicating that approximately 875,000 people, 20% of the population, have a free-travel pass. What is the relationship between the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, and the Department of Social Protection in covering those? There is no obligation on the commercial providers to offer free travel to those with a free-travel pass; some do and some do not. What evaluation happens between the two Departments to ensure that people are provided with transport?
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