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- Rural Transport Services. (5 Nov 2009)
Noel Dempsey: There are commitments to the rural transport programme in the national development plan, Towards 2016, and in the Department of Transport's sectoral plan under the Disability Act 2005. The renewed Government programme contains a commitment to explore the provision of a full-scale transport system in rural areas, using the network expertise of Bus Ãireann and the resources of the school and...
- Rural Transport Services. (5 Nov 2009)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister appreciates that the rural transport programme provides a wonderful service. It represents the beginning of what could be a real programme of rural transport in this country. As I said the other night, the Government seems to have forgotten that rural dwellers have as much right to public transport services as urban dwellers. The Minister mentioned that 1.5 million journeys...
- Rural Transport Services. (5 Nov 2009)
Tommy Broughan: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that he will maintain the level of funding as set out in budget 2009 for the rural transport programme in view of the level of anxiety among passengers on the rural transport network regarding the proposal to abolish the programme in the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes; his views...
- Rural Transport Services. (5 Nov 2009)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister refers to the support the Labour Party has given to rural projects. My party, particularly the Leas-Cheann Comhairle when he was in Government, gave a considerable impetus to local community groups that were self-funded. I know this because I took on a role in this regard outside this House. That is why I am so sympathetic to the bodies in question. With regard to the safety...
- Rural Transport Services. (5 Nov 2009)
Noel Dempsey: -----to let me know exactly how important this was. Nobody in the House needs to lecture a Fianna Fáil Minister on how important the rural transport network is because a Fianna Fáil Government initiated the scheme in 2002. It has increased the money made available to it since then. The initial figure was â¬3 million and this was increased incrementally to â¬4.5 million, â¬5.1 million...