Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport
Urban Public and Sustainable Transport: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Stephen Kent:
Similarly, we have a structure. We have a head of accessibility and he works with a travel independent team. The travel independent team is funded by the NTA. It is definitely one of the best things we ever put in. I launched the service in Waterford only a couple of weeks ago. That launch was attended by the families of all of those users. A lot of people either with hidden disabilities or with disabilities attended. There were a lot of people who have audio or visual disabilities, not only those who have wheelchair access needs. It is one of the best programmes and the feedback we get is incredible. A lot of people tell us it is life changing for their families in terms of how it helps people, so that is moving along.
On top of that, very structured meetings are now happening with the disability user group. These are all representative bodies who are bringing in their representatives. Those are things that have come back. There has been more investment. There is a lot going in on the infrastructure side and on capital side so there is an amount paid off across all of our stations every year and that is a capital programme. We heard the Deputy talk about stops.
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