AQW 674/16-21 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how much of the Rural Transport Fund grant has been allocated to each of the Rural Community Transport Partnerships for 2016-2017; and how much grant money has been allocated to Disability Action for the Disability Action Travel Scheme.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 6 June 2016
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 6 June 2016
- Answer due by
- 21 June 2016
- Answered
- 20 June 201614 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department has allocated funding in 2016/17 of £2.43m to Rural Community Transport Partnerships (RCTPs) to support Dial a Lift services to members living in rural areas that are unable to, or have difficulty accessing local basic services due to having no access to a car or public transport, with the main users of the service being older and disabled people.
The table below shows amount to each partnership:
| Rural Community Transport Partnerships | Grant Allocated £k |
| CDM Transport | 443 |
| Down District Accessible Transport | 323 |
| Easilink Community Transport | 334 |
| Fermanagh Community Transport | 350 |
| Lagan Valley | 125 |
| North Coast Community Transport | 419 |
| South Antrim Community Transport | 128 |
| Southern Area | 310 |
Disability Action also received £2.3m for the Disability Action Transport Scheme (DATS) which is a local urban transport service for people with disabilities or for those who find it difficult using mainstream public transport.