Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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473. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide grant aid to large public service operators to allow them purchase wheelchair accessible vehicles for Local Link contracts. [52129/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.

Under the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the National Transport Authority (NTA) has functional responsibility for promoting the development of an integrated, accessible public transport network.

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

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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474. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Local Link service 977 was not openly tendered and was directly awarded to an operator that having acquired vehicles with dormant account funding would have an unfair competitive advantage over licensed road passenger transport operators. [52130/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally. It also has national responsibility for integrated local and rural transport, including management of the Rural Transport Programme (RTP) which now operates under the Local Link brand.

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 reply within 10 working days.