FERMANAGH Community Transport (FCT) has been given a stay of execution of three months but it’s not enough warns manager Jason Donaghy. As reported in the Herald last month, the FCT feared it only had weeks to survive when the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) only offered funding for one month instead of the usual year. […]
Fermanagh’s Community Transport on the brink
FERMANAGH Community Transport – which provides a vital link to residents right around the county – could collapse as early as next month. That’s the stark warning from Fermanagh Community Transport (FCT) manager, Jason Donaghy following the news the Department for Infrastructure have so far only guaranteed an extra month’s funding. He has warned if further funding can […]
Fears new bus rules could put drivers off the road
PROPOSED rule changes regarding minibus drivers could impact on hundreds if not thousands of people here in Fermanagh, with some services even being put at risk. Schools, youth groups, church organisation and sports clubs could all be affected by a reinterpretation of licensing laws. That’s according to the head of Fermanagh Community Transport (FCT), Anita […]
Elderly lose out on medical care due to poor transport
OLDER people in Fermanagh are missing vital health appointments as they don’t have proper transport to take them there, it has been revealed. The Pensioners Parliament recently raised the issue of hospital transport, publishing a report that showed one-in-seven older people were missing medical appointments, and almost half of those surveyed had had difficulties travelling […]