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09/07/2013
Rural Transport Programme To Be Reformed
The number of companies running the Rural Transport Programme (RTP) is to be reduced as part of an overhaul of the system.
The review of the service, which provides public transport in areas not already covered, is aimed at reducing administration costs.
In 2012 the cost of running the service was €16.3 million, with some 1.3 million people using it.
However, the government have described the service as "poorly run" with "excessive costs".
Currently 35 companies operate RTP services around the country, under the reforms 18 new Transport Co-Ordination Units will be established and will operate within local authority boundaries.
(MH/CD)
The review of the service, which provides public transport in areas not already covered, is aimed at reducing administration costs.
In 2012 the cost of running the service was €16.3 million, with some 1.3 million people using it.
However, the government have described the service as "poorly run" with "excessive costs".
Currently 35 companies operate RTP services around the country, under the reforms 18 new Transport Co-Ordination Units will be established and will operate within local authority boundaries.
(MH/CD)
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