Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 154: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of funding that has been allocated to the rural transport programme under budget 2010; the amount that will be directly allocated to the RTP in total and individually to each of the 36 rural transport companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47993/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The provision for the Rural Transport Programme (RTP) in 2010 is being maintained at €11 million in recognition of the important role it plays in combating social exclusion in rural Ireland, particularly for older people. Pobal, which administers the RTP on behalf of my Department, makes specific funding allocations to individual RTP community transport groups from funding provided by my Department. Neither I, nor my Department have any role in relation to the specific funding allocations for these groups.