Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters

Accessibility in Planning and Delivery of Transport Projects: Discussion

Ms Anne Graham:

I will start and my colleague, Mr. Creegan, might assist me with some responses. The proposed services in Carlow will be fully wheelchair accessible. Low-floor buses will be operated. That will also be the case in Kilkenny. The Deputy also asked about taxis in rural areas. It is our ambition to continue to provide grant aid to facilitate the delivery of wheelchair accessible taxis across Ireland. We will continue to provide as much grant aid and funding as is available. We are at 16% at the moment but our ambition is to ensure a higher proportion of wheelchair accessible taxis. I will ask Mr. Creegan to give an update on the lifts in rail stations.