Written answers

Thursday, 12 February 2015

Department of Justice and Equality

Equality Issues

Photo of Martin HeydonMartin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is specific legislation or specific regulations in the equality area which ensure equal access to appropriate public transport for citizens of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6422/15]

Photo of Aodhán Ó RíordáinAodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour)
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Section 27 of the Disability Act 2005 creates an obligation on public bodies generally to ensure that the services they provide to the general public are accessible to people with disabilities, where practicable and appropriate. The head of each public body is responsible for meeting this obligation in so far as the services of his or her organisation is concerned. Section 34 of this Act makes specific provision in relation to passenger transport services, by providing for publication by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport of a sectoral plan containing information concerning:

(a) a programme of projected measures for the provision of access to persons with disabilities to passenger transport services for the general public provided by the Minister or by a public body in relation to which he or she performs functions or by a person or body licensed or regulated by the Minister,

(b) measures to be taken for the purpose of facilitating access by persons with disabilities to such services and the time within which such measures are to be taken,

(c) arrangements proposed to be put in place by the Minister and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to facilitate access to the vehicles providing the passenger transport services by such persons from a public road, and

(d) any other matter which the Minister considers appropriate.

The Department of Transport's first Sectoral Plan, Transport Access for Allwas published in 2006.

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