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Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy has announced new door-to-door transport services for Derry and Belfast which will improve transport accessibility for older people and people with disabilities.
This service will allow members of the scheme to travel more easily in their local areas and will build on the door-to-door services already operating in 27 towns in the north.
Minister Conor Murphy said:
The Door-to-Door transport service, now available, is a great asset for people living in Derry and Belfast. The extension of the scheme will make a real difference to the lives of older people and people with disabilities who find it difficult to use mainstream public transport – it will give members of the Door-to-Door scheme more independence and will enable them to get out and about in their local areas."
L-r Michael Heverin, Chairman of Bridge AT Enterprises Ltd; Paula Martin, Bridge Manager; Kevin Doherty, Director of Disability Action; Dolores Hannigan, Director of Bridge and Transport Minister Conor Murphy
Like the Door-to-Door services already in existence here, people will be eligible to become members of Door-to-Door transport in Belfast and Derry if they live within the operational area of the scheme, and are either in receipt of the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance, the higher rate care component of Disability Living Allowance, or the higher rate care component of Attendance Allowance, are registered blind, or are aged 80 or more. People can also apply for membership through their doctor.
“My department is launching a campaign to raise awareness of these services and I would encourage those people who are eligible to join the scheme as soon as possible. The first trip is free, and members can use the service travel anywhere within their local area between 7.30am and 11.30pm, seven days a week. After the first trip, the charge to use the service is £1.50," said Mr Murphy.
For more information, or to apply to join Door-2-Door transport, people can contact the Department for Regional Development by telephoning 0845 9800 800.
Following an independent review of the Transport Programme for People with Disabilities, the department decided to extend Door-to-Door transport across Northern Ireland’s urban areas.
If anybody thinks they might be eligible to use the service they should call the department’s membership line on 0845 9 800 800 or look out for adverts in the media.
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