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The National Transport Authority launches first Sustainability Strategy
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has today launched its first Sustainability Strategy (2024-2030), highlighting the organisation’s commitment to: implementing and promoting sustainability practices nationally across the transport sector, and; reducing its own carbon emissions at corporate level by 51% by 2030. Avoid and Reduce, Shift to Sustainable, and Improve Energy Efficiency The NTA’s Sustainability Strategy...
National Transport Authority Launches Inclusivity Campaign to Promote Diversity on TFI Public Transport Network
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has today launched its new inclusivity campaign, so that the Transport for Ireland (TFI) public transport network can be a space where diversity is not only acknowledged but celebrated. Building on the anti-racism campaigns of previous years, the campaign seeks to promote the network as a welcoming and inclusive environment...
TFI Local Link Galway to enhance bus services from Gort to Loughrea
From the 16th of September TFI Local Link Galway will enhance services from Gort to Loughrea. This enhancement is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public transport initiative developed and funded by the National Transport Authority (NTA) as part of the Transport for Ireland (TFI) Network. Route 934 enhanced...
SPSV Industry Update Issue 65
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Bus Éireann Celebrates 1,000th Assist in the TFI Travel Assistance Scheme
Bus Éireann has announced a significant milestone in its commitment to accessible and inclusive travel with the 1,000th assist as part of the TFI Travel Assistance Scheme. This landmark journey took place in Limerick, highlighting the success of the initiative that helps passengers with mobility, sensory impairments, and other disabilities travel confidently and independently on...
TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan enhances services in Monaghan Town
TFI Local Link Cavan Monaghan is enhancing three key routes in Monaghan Town, set to take effect on the 9th of September. The upgraded services, formerly known as Routes M1, M2, and M3, will be rebranded as Routes MN1, MN2, and MN3, offering passengers improved frequency and connectivity. Routes MN1 improved connectivity in Tully, The...
4,042 households participate in nationwide Annual Household Travel Survey
The National Transport Authority (NTA) has today published its annual National Household Travel Survey. 4,042 households participate in nationwide survey The nationwide survey, which took place between October and December 2023, aims to examine travel habits in order to support the government’s Climate Action Plan. This year’s survey had over 4,000 households participate, with almost...
NTA’s Enforcement App Now Used by An Garda Síochána
NTA’s SPSV mobile enforcement app was in July rolled out to a section of An Garda’s Síochána’s Roads Policing unit as a pilot. This is a powerful tool supporting SPSV roadside audits and the issue of Fixed Penalty Notices which is now available to those Gardaí on their own mobility device. An Garda Síochána can...
Prohibition of e-Scooters on Public Transport for safety reasons announced
Public transport operators are to prohibit the carriage of e-scooters for safety reasons and to help prevent the risk of combustion on board buses and trains. This includes those that can be folded or carried, according to a guidance document published today by the National Transport Authority (NTA). E-scooters, not e-bikes or mobility scooters- restricted...