June 2014

The Department for Regional Development published an Accessible Transport Strategy in 2005, which seeks to address barriers to using the public transport system by older people and people with disabilities. The removal of these barriers will assist older and disabled people to participate more fully in community life and to feel included in the activities that others are able to enjoy. The most recent monitoring report highlights that 200,000 journeys were made by older people and people with disabilities on public transport in 2013-14.

Full information is available in the Accessible Transport Strategy – Action Plan 2012 – 2015 2nd Year Monitoring Report, produced by the Department for Regional Development.