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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Costs (5 Mar 2024)
Joe O'Brien: I point out that the Local Link services have accelerated in their expansion and reach, in particular over the past couple of years. Figures from the Department of Transport show that numbers taking Local Link services have shot up by more than 360% between 2020 and 2023. It was a particular commitment in the programme for Government that we would triple the use of Local Link. I was part...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Costs (5 Mar 2024)
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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Costs (5 Mar 2024)
Transport Costs
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Costs (5 Mar 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to address the challenges that rural communities are facing in relation to increased costs with transport. [10553/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Costs (5 Mar 2024)
Paul Donnelly: Will the Minister address the challenges rural communities are facing in relation to increased costs in transport?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Costs (5 Mar 2024)
Joe O'Brien: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Transport is responsible for rural transport policy and programmes and the National Transport Authority has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling of these services. Notwithstanding this, I acknowledge the vital importance of transport services for rural...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Costs (5 Mar 2024)
Paul Donnelly: While acknowledging that, the Government should also acknowledge that rural communities face increases in costs and a fairly patchy, unintegrated rural network that is not accessible or a flexible. It is important to develop initiatives and resource areas that are further from the major urban areas and improve and expand public services in remote rural areas. The additional money required...