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28/09/2015
Call For Translink And DRD To Improve Public Transport
Significant improvements need to be made by Translink and the Department of Regional Development (DRD) in the provision of public transport services, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
The Committee's findings follow a recent review into the effectiveness of local public transport which makes a number of recommendations aimed at developing and improving the service for local people.
Committee Chairperson Michaela Boyle MLA said: "The shortcomings in Translink's performance may be explained in part by the fact that public transport remains relatively underfunded here when compared with Great Britain. In addition, however, it would appear that not enough has been done by the Department and the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (Translink's Board) to scrutinise, challenge inefficiencies and to ensure value for money for Translink users.
"The Committee has made a total of 12 recommendations for the Department of Regional Development and Translink to consider and a key factor for us is that the Department must set targets for fare paying passenger growth as well as for overall passenger growth. We also believe that targets for getting people out of cars and onto public transport must be set and monitored closely."
(CD/LM)
The Committee's findings follow a recent review into the effectiveness of local public transport which makes a number of recommendations aimed at developing and improving the service for local people.
Committee Chairperson Michaela Boyle MLA said: "The shortcomings in Translink's performance may be explained in part by the fact that public transport remains relatively underfunded here when compared with Great Britain. In addition, however, it would appear that not enough has been done by the Department and the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company (Translink's Board) to scrutinise, challenge inefficiencies and to ensure value for money for Translink users.
"The Committee has made a total of 12 recommendations for the Department of Regional Development and Translink to consider and a key factor for us is that the Department must set targets for fare paying passenger growth as well as for overall passenger growth. We also believe that targets for getting people out of cars and onto public transport must be set and monitored closely."
(CD/LM)
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