AQO 3501/11-15 Oral question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what efforts his Department, in conjunction with other Departments, has made to co-ordinate transport services.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 14 February 2013
- Answered
- Oral
- Tabled
- 14 February 2013
- Answer due by
- 26 February 2013
- Answered
- 26 February 201312 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Officials from my Department met with Department of Regional Development (DRD) officials in early 2012 to explore the potential for a collaborative approach between Northern Ireland’s health and public transport sectors. Following this, DRD developed a proposal to run a pilot project in the Dungannon and Cookstown District Council areas to assess the benefits of a more joined up approach to the design and delivery of publicly funded passenger transport services. My Department is a member of the Project Board along with representatives from the Departments of Regional Development, Education and Agriculture and Rural Development