AQW 28993/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the total amount of money in reimbursements made to Translink under the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme for the 2018/19 financial year, broken down by Concessionary Fares scheme type.
Asked by Andrew Muir MLA on 31 January 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 31 January 2022
- Answer due by
- 15 February 2022
- Answered
- 3 February 20223 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The total amount of money in reimbursements made to Translink under the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme for the 2018/19 financial year, broken down by Concessionary Fares scheme type is provided in the table below.
| Scheme Type | £m |
| Cross Border (ROI Residents 66+) | 0.203 |
| Cross Border (NI Residents 65+) | 1.051 |
| Blind | 0.351 |
| ROI residents (66+ free travel within NI) | 0.226 |
| O.A.Ps (NI Residents 65+) | 26.112 |
| Children | 7.985 |
| War Disabled | 0.194 |
| Registered Half Fare Categories | 1.035 |
| Free Travel for 60-64's | 9.362 |
| Scheme Administration Costs | 0.519 |
| 47.038 |