Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the policy for public transport in relation to the elderly and disabled on entering and exiting such public transport in view of the difficulties many elderly and disabled people meet in being able to get onto a bus at an official bus stop where steps may be too high. [17886/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Transport Access for All, the sectoral plan for transport under the Disability Act 2005, was approved by the Oireachtas in Autumn 2006. The Plan addresses the accessibility needs of people with mobility, sensory and cognitive impairments across all transport modes and contains time bound targets for the progressive realisation of accessible transport in Ireland. The Plan includes specific targets in respect of urban bus services, inter-city coach services, bus stops and bus stations. Local Authorities, the NRA, bus operators and the Garda Síochána are following through with the implementation of the measures necessary to achieve these targets. Significant resources are being provided under Transport 21 and the National Development Plan 2007 — 2013 for the implementation of the Sectoral Plan. I am satisfied that progress to date is in accordance with the Plan.