Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

All those questions are pretty detailed so if the Senator will allow it, I will revert to him. I will get the answers to the questions. I do not know about the €5 charge, I will check up with Irish Rail about that and the priority seating issue to see how that is happening.

On powered wheelchairs, the NTA says it is arranging an inspection of one of these single-deck bus types in the next few weeks with representatives from the Irish Wheelchair Association, IWA, and with representatives of the bus manufacturer to examine whether there is any modification to any of the hand poles that would improve the manoeuvrability of a wheelchair into the designated wheelchair space. However, as moving poles may not be possible due to the structural design of the bus, the NTA is not in a position to promise that it will be possible to make changes. It will, however, examine whether it is possible.

On the KPIs, the National Disability Authority is developing high-level indicators to monitor the accessibility of public transport and whether public transport service providers are compliant with the NDA's code of practice on the accessibility of public services and information provided by public bodies. My Department, the NTA and public transport operators have been engaging with the NDA on this work, including attending a workshop organised by the NDA. It is certainly on the agenda but we will probably have to keep up with it.

I will have to refer back to the Senator on each of the other questions he asked. I have a note of all of them. They are very detailed questions and I do not want to mislead the Senator in any way.