Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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856. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding streams in place by which a local authority can make an application to carry out improvements in a town, so as to make the town wheelchair and disability friendly. [30380/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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​My Department does not provide specific funding to local authorities to make towns wheelchair or disability friendly. However, funding is available from my Department for works on roads and footways on Regional and Local Roads and those works may incorporate measures which improve accessibility.  In addition, my Department is advancing improvements in public transport accessibility in the context of Transport Access for All, which is the Transport Sectorial Plan under the Disability Act 2005. In that regard, I understand that the National Transport Authority, with funding from my Department, is progressing the gradual introduction of wheelchair accessible bus stops and coach stops in towns around the country together with accessibility upgrades to bus and rail stations. Accessibility issues are also taken into account as required in the development of a number of road and street schemes.