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AMENITIES & FACILITIES IN Co. DONEGAL Buncrana Letterkenny Ballybofey & Stranorlar Lifford Ballyshannon Bundoran

CURRENT TRANSPORT PROVISION IN DONEGAL Bus Éireann Private Operators - 129 Licence Holders Route Licenced Services - 17 Taxi’s / Hackneys - 390 Licence Holders Rural Transport - SITT/Locallink Community & Voluntary Organisations Voluntary Car & Bus Schemes Ferry Services Donegal Airport

SEIRBHÍS IOMPAIR TUAITHE TEO (SITT) Set up in 2002 by South West Donegal Communities Partnership Ltd - CDP Independent Not For Profit Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) with Charitable Status Board of Directors and Management from the Community & Voluntary Sector A Focus on Social Inclusion Type Transport Provision Funded by The Departments of Transport and Social Protection Initially there were 3 companies delivering transport services in the county SITT MFG IDP Funded by The National Transport Authority, The HSE – Community Health & Letterkenny University Hospital

2002 -2016 2002 2010 2011 2015 1 – 3 operators and 5 routes Expansion to South & East Donegal 2011 Former MFG area West Donegal 2015 SITT assumed responsibility for Rural and HSE transport for all of Donegal

SEIRBHÍS IOMPAIR TUAITHE TEO We Employ 27 Staff 6 Admin, 17 Transport Assistants/Escorts for ID services 3 Community Employment and 1 Jobs Initiative Our Company Office is located in Killybegs with an Outreach Office Letterkenny Funded by The National Transport Authority, The HSE – Community Health & Letterkenny University Hospital

SEIRBHÍS IOMPAIR TUAITHE TEO We coordinate and manage: Rural Transport Services throughout Donegal HSE PCCC transport throughout Donegal including Arranmore and Tory Islands All non-emergency acute transport for LUH including Renal Dialysis, Hospital Discharge & Private Ambulances. Funded by The National Transport Authority, The HSE – Community Health & Letterkenny University Hospital

SEIRBHÍS IOMPAIR TUAITHE TEO Contracts approx: 50 Operators - 120 drivers Vehicles: Coach - Taxi – None Emergency Ambulances Number of daily services: 185 Including approx. 50 weekly services Total number of transport journeys 2015: 480,000 Funded by The National Transport Authority, The HSE – Community Health & Letterkenny University Hospital

ONE TO ONE SERVICES MANY TO ONE SERVICE MANY TO MANY SERVICES We all use various forms of transportation to get to where we are going. Some of us walk, some bike, some use public transport and other various forms of private transport. Public Transport in its norm has a wide number of functions but the overarching aim is to provide for: ONE TO ONE SERVICES MANY TO ONE SERVICE MANY TO MANY SERVICES

Semi flexible Scheduled/Hail & Ride Community Car/Local Area Hackney RURAL TRANSPORT Semi flexible Scheduled/Hail & Ride Demand Responsive Community Car/Local Area Hackney Closed Specific Public & Commuter Door to Door Community Transport

College/Education/Training Youth & Community Groups PASSENGER PROFILE Social Shopping/Services College/Education/Training Work Health Rural Tourism Youth & Community Groups

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT

Today Friday 25th November 2016 130 vehicles on the road - travelling a combined estimate of 20,000 km (Estimated 5m km per annum) 91 Buses - 14 seater to 28 seater 25 Hackney Cars 10 Ambulances 4 Taxis

Not enough services (44%) Frequency of existing services (31%) LYIT 3,000 STUDENTS SURVEY FINDINGS: 75% of students surveyed do not use public transport 51% travel daily more than 5km to college WHY? Not enough services (44%) Frequency of existing services (31%)

ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT Passengers With Mobility Issues Survey summer 2016 findings: 66 registered passengers Wheelchairs: increasing in numbers & size Buses: Larger sizes required & increased weight capacity on lifts Drivers: No training outside of Rural Transport

ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT ONGOING AREAS OF CONCERN Not a responsibility of Traffic Corps or RSA Not included in PSV inspections 2012 – 2016: SITT have highlighted concerns & issued incident reports to the Dept, RSA, Gardai & NTA

CHALLENGES FOR LOCALLINK DONEGAL 1. Vulnerability and increased level of responsibility & governance required of a Voluntary Board of Directors Governance - THE BUCK STOPS HERE! 2. Integration of existing services, shelters and bus stops 3. Combine timetables at bus stops Bus Eireann, Private Operators & Rural Transport 4. No statutory governance/law/regulation on the transportation of people in wheelchairs – RSA, Traffic Corps, PSV Licensing, NTA 5. Lack of certainty prevents effective & efficient planning.

GOOD NEWS New & extended services launched Summer 2016 Introduction of new low floor buses on commuter routes ensuring accessibility for all Working in cooperation with SEAI to provide innovative and sustainable transport solutions – Driver training, EV pilot project

GOOD NEWS SiCAP PARTNERSHIP FOR COMMUNITY & SOCIAL INCLUSION TRANSPORT On target for 500,000 passenger trips 2016 Increased Health & Safety awareness and model of best practice achieved through IWA training and guidance

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