Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the qualifying criteria for Pobal's rural transport programme; if new applications are being accepted for the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30135/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​I refer the Deputy to my previous answer to him on this matter on 28 February 2017 - Reference No. 9641/17, Parliamentary Question No. 752.

As I explained, following a Government decision in 2012 the National Transport Authority (NTA) was assigned responsibility for the management of the Rural Transport Programme, taking over that responsibility from Pobal.

In light of the NTA's responsibilities in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within 10 working days.