Public Consultation on the Department’s Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act, 2005
The Department’s Sectoral Plan under the Disability Act 2005 titled “Transport Access for All” is currently being reviewed. It was last published in 2009.
The current Plan sets out targets for accessible public transport across all modes – actions to make trains, buses, taxi and hackney services, as well as air and marine transport, accessible to people with mobility, sensory and cognitive impairments. It also covers parking facilities for motorists with disabilities and includes a section on Roads Policy. In general, the timescales for the various elements of the Plan are expected to be completed by 2015.
An audio version of the Plan together with Irish and English language versions in MS Word, PDF and HTML formats are available at the following link . Paper copies of the Plan together with Braille, Easy Read and Audio formats are also available on request from the Department at the contact details below.
Submissions on matters that you consider should be addressed in the 2011 Review are invited. A Guidance Note has been prepared to assist you with making a submission. In addition, people with disabilities are being invited to respond to a survey about their current experience of public transport. The Guidance Note and the Survey Form are available for download below in MS Word format. A HTML version of the Guidance Note is also below for download. In addition, links are provided to on-line accessible HTML formats of the Survey Form in Irish and English to help people in completing the form. Paper copies are also available on request from the Department Tel: (01) 6041614 or (01) 6041644.
Please send your comments by post in an envelope marked ‘Sectoral Plan Review’ to:
National Sustainable Travel Office (Area B)
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Leeson Lane
Dublin 2
Submissions can also be made by e-mail to: accessibility@dttas.ie.
The Closing Date for receipt of comments is 23rd September 2011.