Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The NTA is looking actively at how the issue of wheelchair accessible vehicles in rural areas can be addressed. It is under examination, but I will certainly make sure it is brought to its attention that the Deputy has raised it because it is probably one of the issues that will be addressed urgently, although it has not actually got down to doing it. It is one of the three things that it has not done.

The NTA is working with local authorities on bus stops. The new manager is taking a lead role in dealing with the matter. The NTA funds bus stops, while the local authorities engage in planning and construction. That is how it works.

The retrofit programme is divided into three - railway stations, taxis and bus stops. That has been the case so far. I have the amounts written down, but it might take me a minute or two to find out what was spent in the first year. The amount spent was €4 million in the first year, €7 million in the second, €7 million in the third and €10 million in the fourth. That is what the plan is. So far, it has been divided between wheelchair accessible taxis, bus stops in towns with a population of more than 5,000 and railway stations based on the report carried out by Irish Rail.

Did the Deputy ask a question about unplanned travel?