Written answers
Tuesday, 6 February 2007
Department of Transport
Rural Transport Initiative
10:00 am
Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 413: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in the guidelines issued by his Department to the rural transport initiatives programmes, there is a clear directive that such initiatives must include hospitals as one of the terminals within the routes chosen; if not, if he will investigate the provision of such a directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3995/07]
Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Following the completion of the pilot phase of the Rural Transport Initiative (RTI) at the end of 2006, work is now underway to mainstream the scheme in line with Government decisions in the matter.
Pobal administers the scheme on behalf of my Department and, together with the individual community transport groups funded under the scheme, is solely responsible for all the operational aspects of the scheme, including the specific services to be provided, the places to be served and the methods of provision.
The RTI has been based to date on the sound principle that local people know best what transport services they need. It is intended to maintain this principle in the mainstreaming process, the details of which I intend to announce shortly.
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