“TRANSPORT ACCESS FOR ALL”

Appendix 1
The Public Transport Accessibility Committee (PTAC)

The Public Transport Accessibility Committee (PTAC) was established under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness in July 2000 and is the primary consultative forum on the issue of public transport accessibility. The Committee's remit is to advise the Minister for Transport on the accessibility aspects of public transport investment projects and on other public transport accessibility issues. It is comprised of representatives of the following organisations:

  • Comhairle
  • Department of Transport
  • Irish Congress of Trade Unions
  • Irish Wheelchair Association
  • National Council for the Blind of Ireland
  • National Council on Ageing and Older People
  • National Disability Authority
  • National Association for Deaf People
  • People with Disabilities in Ireland
  • Inclusion Ireland
  • Vantastic
  • CIE
  • Bus Éireann
  • Bus Átha Cliath
  • Iarnród Éireann
  • The Railway Procurement Agency
  • Veolia Transport
  • Commission for Taxi Regulation
  • Dublin Airport Authority
  • Main Private Bus Operator Organisations
  • Maritime Safety Directorate

The Chairman of the Committee is a senior official of the Department of Transport.

PTAC's remit under this Plan is being expanded to include a monitoring role in relation to progress by the agencies under the aegis of the Department in implementing the Sectoral Plan and evaluating the impact of the Plan on people with mobility, sensory and cognitive impairments.