Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 253: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding provided by rural transport companies in 2008 for one-off transportation to specific events; the events and cost involved in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18585/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Thirty-seven community transport groups around the country are being funded under my Department's Rural Transport Programme (RTP) to address social exclusion in their rural areas arising from unmet public transport needs.

Pobal administers the RTP on behalf of my Department and neither I nor my Department have any role in relation to the day to day management of the Programme including allocating specific funds to particular groups or for services.

One of the key strengths of the RTP is that local communities know best where the transport needs are in their rural areas and how best to address those needs. The RTP groups are, therefore, responsible for deciding on the specific services to be provided and the methods of provision.