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Northern Ireland minister’s unfunded fare freeze creates service cuts fears
Minister Liz Kimmins’ continued squeeze creating mounting skills shortage – impacting the most vulnerable in society Unite has challenged Infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins on her failure to properly fund public transport services. Following the announcement that bus and rail fares would be frozen for a second year without any commitment to compensate Translink, the publicly-owned passenger transport provider. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “The minister’s decision to announce a second fare freeze must be backed up by extra funding. Without that this will mean cuts. Our members and their services will not pay the price for an unfunded publicity-driven announcement.” Unite wrote last week to the minister about concerns that protracted underfunding had led to Translink suspending its apprenticeship program last year. Unite asked the minister to ring-fence funding for apprenticeships in Translink but she failed to offer any commitment and said ‘decisions on apprenticeship recruitment remain matters for Translink’.
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Bridlington Hospital elderly ward closure plans slammed
