AQW 11448/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the timeframe for payments under the Taxi Drivers Financial Assistance Scheme.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 2 December 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 2 December 2020
- Answer due by
- 17 December 2020
- Answered
- 14 December 202012 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Taxi Driver Financial Assistance Scheme closed on 27 November and within one week payments started to be made to eligible applicants. Over 5000 applications have been received from taxi-drivers and staff in my Department are working at pace to process all applications as quickly as possible to enable payments to be made to those who are eligible without delay before Christmas.