€4.5m of 'evaporated' funds used in disability transport initiatives, department claims

Fianna Fáil TD Padraig O'Sullivan said that organisations like the Galway Centre for Independent Living and Cumas in Wexford were 'waiting on this funding'. File Picture: Larry Cummins

The Department of Children has denied that a €5m fund secured in October 2023 has "evaporated", as suggested by a government TD.

The funding was announced as part of Budget 2024 and was aimed at supporting transport initiatives for those with disabilities.