Debate contribution: Community Transport

Debate contribution by Mr Keith Buchanan on 21 October 2024.

MLA: Mr Keith Buchanan
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 21 October 2024
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Community Transport
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4604019

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I thank the Minister for his answer. Rural community transport providers do vital work. They pick up in places that general public transport does not. However, information that I have received from the Northern Health and Social Care Trust shows that it spent £2·3 million on private taxis and, to be fair, private ambulances in 2023-24.
Across all trusts, there have to be savings from using community transport, making it more beneficial to the public purse.

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 1014/22-27.

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