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Accessible Public Transport. Kevin Doyle 13 April 2018. Role of DTTAS in accessible public transport. 1.
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Accessible Public Transport • Kevin Doyle • 13 April 2018
Role of DTTAS in accessible public transport • 1 PolicyFundingSectoral Plan, NDIS, CES & other Government strategiesAccessibility Consultative Committee – Oversight and Monitoring Board appointmentsEU legislation and UN Convention
Policy • 2 DTTAS high level policy goal for accessible public transport -“Transport Access for All’Disability Act 2005National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021
Funding • 3 New public transport infrastructureRetro-fitting of older public transport infrastructureBudget 2018 - €28m over the period 2018 – 2021 National Development Plan to 2027 – €8.6 billion capital investment in public transport Rural Transport Programme
Sectoral Plan, NDIS, CES & other Government accessibility related strategies/plans • 4 Disability Act 2005 – sections 31 & 34Review of Sectoral PlanSectoral Plan relationship to the NDIS, CES and other accessibility related Government strategies/plansNew Work Programme
Accessibility Consultative Committee • 5 • Background – PTAC, NDIS• Terms of Reference• Membership• Work Programme
Board appointments • 6 Appointments to NTA, Irish Rail, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and CIEPAS advertised 4 positions on 26 March 2018Closing date for applications – 3pm Friday 20 April 2018Essential, legislative and desirable criteria
EU legislation and UN Convention • 7 • EU Passenger rights legislation• EU Accessibility Act • UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities