A TRANSPORT scheme is
to be rolled out in Inishowen to help people with no
access to a car.
The Rural Transport Initiative will be brought to
the peninsula on a pilot basis to help people with
no car get to basic essential services such as the
doctor, the post office and the shops. |
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It works by providing
funding to community groups and partnerships who are
tuned into the specific needs of people in their
catchment areas.
Inishowen will now join 34 community transport
groups currently being funded under the Initiative.
Mary McKinney, from the Inishowen Family Resource
Centre welcomed the imminent roll-out of the project
to the peninsula in conjunction with parts of
Counties Louth |
and Cork.
Funding will also be provided to cover the
initiative on a cross-border basis.
"It is an added stress if you don't have access to
transport. People on low incomes and people who are
isolated often can't afford taxis. They have enough
problems without something so mundane becoming an
issue as well," said Ms. McKinney.
To view IRT Bus Timetables click
here. |
