Debate contribution: Concessionary Travel Passes: Policy on Removal

Debate contribution by Mr Philip McGuigan on 18 November 2025.

MLA: Mr Philip McGuigan
Party at the time: Sinn Féin
Date: 18 November 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Concessionary Travel Passes: Policy on Removal
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5244319

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I appreciate that. I will forward the information to the Minister. In a similar vein, the EA has resisted parents' request for the bus, on its same route home, to stop at childminders' premises. The EA insists on the bus stopping at parental homes, despite the fact that parents are working and homes are empty. What is the defined policy in that scenario?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 1794/22-27.

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