Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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1271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make public transport more accessible for persons with a disability. [46276/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Accessibility improvements to public transport services are being advanced in the context of Transport Access for All , my Department's Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act 2005. The Plan, the latest edition of which was approved by the Houses of the Oireachtas in April 2013, sets out a series of policy objectives and targets for accessible public transport across all modes. The Plan is premised on the principle that through accessibility improvements to the public transport system for people with disabilities, access for all people will be improved. However, while significant progress has already been achieved, much remains to be done and work in that regard is on-going even allowing for the significant economic challenges facing us.