CONSULTATION ON

THE EQUALITY IMPACTS OF THE

DEPARTMENT FOR REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT ELEMENTS
OF THE DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR
GOVERNMENT 2008 – 2011,
BUDGET 2008 – 2011 AND
INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2008 - 2018

December 2007

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction

2. Consultation

3. Background to Programme for Government, Budget 2007 and ISNI 08

4. Draft Programme for Government

5. Draft Budget 2007

6. Draft Investment Strategy 2008 - 2018

Annexes:
• Annex A – List of Consultees
• Annex B – Summary of DRD Spending Proposals
• Annex C – DRD Draft Budget Proposed Resource Allocations
• Annex D – DRD Draft Budget and ISNI 08 Gross Allocations (at
nominal prices)

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INTRODUCTION

On 25 October 2007, the Office of First Minister and deputy First Minister and
the Department of Finance and Personnel launched a public consultation of
the draft Programme for Government (PfG), Budget 2008 – 2011 (Budget
2007) and Investment Strategy 2008 – 2018 (ISNI 08)
(http://www.pfgbudgetni.gov.uk). This paper considers the DRD elements of
the documents.

Section 75 of the 1998 Northern Ireland Act requires the Department for
Regional Development (DRD), in carrying out its functions to have due regard
to the need to promote equality of opportunity between:

• Persons of different religious belief, political opinion, race, age, marital

status and sexual orientation;
• Men and women generally;
• Persons with a disability and persons without; and
• Persons with dependants and persons without.

In addition, without prejudice to the above obligations, the Department must

also, in carrying out its functions, have regard to the desirability of promoting
good relations between persons of different religious belief, political opinion or
race.

The Department is also obliged, under Section 49A of the Disability

Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995) (as amended by the Disability
Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006), to consider if there is any way
of adapting a policy to show due regard to the need to promote positive
attitudes towards disabled people and/or encourage participation by disabled
people in public life.

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CONSULTATION

This consultation paper identifies the DRD elements of the draft PfG, Budget
2007 and ISNI 08, and assesses the equality of opportunity, good relations
and disability impacts of the proposals in light of available data, including
Equality Impact Assessments already carried out.

It will show that the Department’s PfG objectives have been underpinned by a
series of full Equality Impact Assessments (EQIA). Many of these cover the
draft Budget 2007 Resource Bids and ISNI 08 Capital Proposals. A
commitment is provided to carry out full EQIAs on outstanding policies such
as the extension of the Concessionary Fares Scheme to all persons at age 60
and the funding arrangements for water and sewerage services, once final
Budget decisions have been taken by the Executive on the recommendations
of the Independent Water Review Panel.

The consultation is being managed by:

Brendan Devlin
Head of Corporate Services
Room 415
Clarence Court
10-18 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8GB

Telephone: 028 9054 0180

Fax: 028 90 54 0064
E-mail: brendan.devlin@drdni.gov.uk

The paper has been issued for consultation to the list of consultees set out at
Annex A. Comments have also been invited from the public. It is available on
the internet at http://www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=4001

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Consultees are invited to consider and provide comment on:

• How and where equality is being effectively promoted in each of the

three draft documents;
• How and where adverse impacts will result in each of the three draft
documents;
• How and where such adverse impacts can be addressed in each of the
draft documents; and
• The establishment of deliverable equality outcomes in terms of the
three draft documents.

Public consultation seminars have been arranged as follows:

• Monday 7 January 2008 – Silverbirch Hotel, Omagh 7 – 9 pm

• Tuesday 8 January 2008 – Guildhall, Derry 7 – 9 pm
• Wednesday 9 January – Southern Education & Library Board
Headquarters, Armagh 7 – 9 pm
• Thursday 10 January – Spires Conference Centre, Belfast 7 – 9 pm

In addition, to facilitate a general open discussion across all stakeholder

groups on these and any broader related issues, a discussion session for
stakeholders and members of the Equality Coalition has been arranged for
Wednesday 9 January at 10.30am in the Spires Conference Centre, Belfast.

Officials will open the seminars with a short presentation on the departmental
issues in each of the documents and the associated equality issues. There
will then be an opportunity for group discussion of the proposals.

Anyone wishing to attend the consultations should contact Tim Laverty using
the contact details below:

Tim Laverty

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 Equality Officer
Room 413a
Clarence Court
10-18 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8GB

Telephone: 028 9054 0850

Fax: 028 9054 0064
E-mail: tim.laverty@drdni.gov.uk

Comments should be sent to Tim Laverty at the above address by 16 January

2008. Comments received in advance of the consultation seminars will be
considered at the consultation seminars.

If you require this document in an alternative format such as Braille, audio

cassette, CDROM, computer disk or in another language, please contact Tim
Laverty at the above address.

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BACKGROUND TO PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT, BUDGET 2007
AND ISNI 08

This section explains the background to the Programme for Government,

Budget 2007 and ISNI 08 and summarises the spending proposals submitted
to DFP in June 2007. With the agreement of the Equality Commission, a High
Level Impact Assessment (HLIA) was prepared for each resource budget
spending proposal. This assessed the equality of opportunity impacts across
all nine Section 75 Groups, identifying any relevant data and equality impact
assessments already carried out. The HLIAs also considered good relations
impacts, social inclusion and sustainable development implications. The
HLIAs were taken into account by the Department in ranking the spending
proposals. The draft Budget proposals were presented to the Executive by
the Minister of Finance and Personnel and agreed by the Executive, taking
account of the HLIAs. Copies of all the DRD HLIAs can be accessed on the
website at:
www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=3993

PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT

The Programme for Government sets out the Executive’s strategic priorities
and key plans for 2008-2011. It has been used to determine the Budget and
Investment Strategy, which demonstrate how the Executive will allocate
resources and capital investment in support of its priorities.

Through the Programme for Government, the Executive is determined to

seize the opportunity to deliver a better and more sustainable future for
everyone. The aim is to build a prosperous, fair and inclusive society,
supported by a vibrant and dynamic economy and a rich and sustainable
environmental heritage.

The primary focus over the lifetime of the Programme for Government will be
on growing the economy. Sustainable economic growth and increased
prosperity will provide the opportunities and means to enhance quality of life,

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reduce poverty and disadvantage, increase wealth, health and wellbeing and
build stronger, more sustainable and empowered communities.

In order to address challenges and realise opportunities the focus of the

Programme for Government will be on achieving five key strategic and inter-
dependent priorities, which are:

• Growing a dynamic, innovative economy;

• Promote tolerance, inclusion and health and well-being;
• Protect and enhance our environment and natural resources;
• Invest to build our infrastructure; and
• Deliver modern high quality and efficient public services.

BUDGET 2007

The Budget sets out the Executive’s proposed spending plans from 2008-09
to 2010-11. The 2008-11 Budget process represents an important opportunity
to improve the lives of all people here by allocating resources to high priority
areas and to areas where the additional funds will yield the greatest benefit.

DRD submitted proposals for additional Resource allocations to DFP for the
Budget 2007 in June 2007. An overview of these is included at Annex B. The
spending proposals total some £245.7 / 336.0 / 372.6m and further details on
each of these bids are available on the website at:
http://www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=3988

ISNI 08

The Investment Strategy Northern Ireland 2008-2018 (ISNI 08) sets out the
framework with which the Executive will create a sustainable 21st century
infrastructure. It identifies priority areas for investment in the years ahead and

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is intended to assist government and private sector partners to plan ahead for
the challenge of delivering the largest ever investment here.

ISNI 08 will build on the plans envisaged in the first ISNI (which was published
in December 2005) and will set out the capital investment plans for the region
for the 10 years to 2017-18.

DRD submitted four Measure Investment Proposals for ISNI 08 in June 2007
to DFP covering Roads, Public Transport (ie Rail, Bus, Rapid Transit and
Rathlin Ferry), Gateways (ie Ports and Airports) and Water and Wastewater.

A summary of the four MIPs (at 2007/08 prices) is set out as follows and
further details are available on the website at :

Measure Investment Proposal (MIP) for Roads

http://www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=3994
and

Annex to Measure Investment Proposals (MIP) for Roads - Figures 1-6

http://www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=3991

Measure Investment Proposal (MIP) for Public Transport

http://www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=3989

Measure Investment Proposal (MIP) for Gateways

http://www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=3995

Measure Investment Proposal (MIP) for Waste & Wastewater

http://www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=3996

Roads - £5.0 billion

• progressing the long-term objective of dualling all of the Key Transport

Corridors in the region; and

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 • upgrading the Key Transport Corridor between Belfast and the border
to motorway standard.

Public Transport - £1.1 billion

• developing the Metro service and reducing the age of the Ulsterbus
fleet;
• retaining the existing rail network and enhancing services for the
greater Belfast area and the Derry and Dublin lines;
• starting Rapid Transit pilot routes in the Belfast Metropolitan Area; and
• improving the ferry service to Rathlin Island.

Gateways (Ports and Airports) - £44 million

• providing loans to the trust ports; and

• maintaining and enhancing the competitive position within the island of
Ireland.

Water and Wastewater - £1.5 billion

• improving the ageing infrastructure;

• addressing the increasing demand for water and sewerage services;
and
• improving standards, aiding compliance with EU Directives and
improving NIW’s systems and working practices to raise service quality
and deliver efficiencies.

DRD ELEMENTS OF THE DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT,

BUDGET 2007 AND ISNI 08

This section reviews the departmental elements of the draft Programme for
Government, Budget 2007 and Investment Strategy Northern Ireland 2008-
2018 (ISNI 08) which were published for consultation on 25 October. It

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considers the equality of opportunity impacts of the proposals in light of
relevant data and equality impact assessments carried out or planned.

Although, given the challenging financial constraints within which the draft
Budget allocations were made, not all the Department’s spending proposals
were met, the proposed allocations would allow the Department to take
forward a number of significant policy proposals and investment in public
services. These will make a significant contribution to improving the lives of
everyone.

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DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT (PfG)

The PfG framework of 23 PSAs is focused on addressing key cross-cutting

issues and challenges. The PSAs cut across departmental boundaries and
many of the outcomes are interdependent. This will help ensure a focus
across all departments on the key issues and outcomes to which all
Departments are committed. The targets and actions set out in the PSAs will
provide the framework by which performance against the PfG will be
monitored and measured.

DRD is the lead Department for two of the PSAs:

• PSA13: Improving the Transport Infrastructure – Maintain and

develop the public road and rail network and improve public transport
provision to deliver a modern, efficient and sustainable transportation
system that facilitates economic growth and social inclusion across the
region; and

• PSA15: Water and Sewerage Infrastructure – Contribute to the

health and well- being of the community and the protection of the
environment by developing and maintaining a policy and regulatory
environment which provides modern, high quality water and sewerage
services.

DRD also has targets and actions under two other PSAs:

• PSA1: Productivity Growth – Improve Northern Ireland’s

manufacturing and private services productivity; and

• PSA14: Promoting Safer Roads – Deliver a safer roads network and

achieve measurable reductions in road deaths and serious injury.

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In summary, the draft PSA targets for DRD are as follows:

PUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT TARGET

PSA 1 Productivity Growth

Aim: Improve Northern Ireland’s manufacturing and private services
productivity.
Objective 7 Improve the Strategic Road Network by the
advancement/completion of a range of major works schemes.
(PSA 13)
New ongoing This is a new PSA target. Objective 7 of this target is DRD’s
action / PSA 13, which is an ongoing activity aimed at delivering
activity outcomes of the Regional Transportation Strategy.

PSA 13 Improving the Transport Infrastructure

Aim: Maintain and develop the public road and rail network and
improve public transport provision to deliver a modern,
efficient and sustainable transportation system that facilitates
economic growth and social inclusion across the region.
Objective 1 Improve the Strategic Road Network by the
advancement/completion of a range of major works schemes.
Objective 2 Maintain the road infrastructure to keep it safe, effective and
reliable through resurfacing, surface dressing and the timely
repair of road defects.
Objective 3 Promote increase in usage of public transport.
New ongoing This is a new integrated PSA target with the aim of
action / maintaining and developing the road and rail transport
activity infrastructure and improving the provision of public transport.
Previous Priorities and Budget periods had these as separate
PSA targets.

PSA 14 Promoting Safer Roads

Aim: Deliver a safer roads network and achieve measurable
reductions in road deaths and serious injury.
Objective 2 Contribute to safer roads using a range of initiatives including
road safety engineering, traffic calming and further
enhancement of the pedestrian and cycling network.
New ongoing This is a shared PSA target with DOE which, as the
action / Department responsible for Road Safety, is the lead
activity Department. Objective 2 of this PSA is the responsibility of
DRD. This objective and its associated targets are broadly
similar to previous years.

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PSA 15 Water and Sewerage Infrastructure
Aim: Contribute to the health and well being of the community and
the protection of the environment by developing and
maintaining a policy and regulatory environment which
provides modern, high quality water and sewerage services.
Objective 1 Sustainable and acceptable funding arrangements for water
and sewerage services in place by 2010.
Objective 2 Widespread acceptance of governance structure which
ensures delivery of agreed water industry targets and
promotes improved customer services by 2010.
Objective 3 Acceptable levels of compliance with EU requirements and
other relevant standards and targets by 2010.
New ongoing This is a new PSA target which was revised for the
action / Programme for Government to reflect the new relationship
activity between Northern Ireland Water (NIW) and the Department,
as the shareholder organisation with responsibility for the
development of a policy and regulatory environment within
which NIW will provide modern, high quality water and
sewerage services.

Equality Assessment

The draft PfG makes clear the commitment to delivering priorities in

accordance with the cross-cutting theme of a better future. The delivery of
programmes and policies will be underpinned by fairness, inclusion and
equality of opportunity.

Considerable equality analysis has already been carried out on the activities
covered by the Department’s draft PSA targets. PSA 1, PSA 13 and PSA 14
are underpinned by the EQIAs on the Regional Transportation Strategy and
the associated Transport Plans and Accessible Transport Strategy. These
were developed in full consultation with the public and key stakeholder
groups, including Section 75 representative groups. Relevant EQIAs are as
follows:

• the Regional Transportation Strategy (July 2002)

www.drdni.gov.uk/strategiesdetails.htm?id=str17;

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 • the Belfast Metropolitan Transport Plan (November 2004)
www.drdni.gov.uk/index/bmtp/reports.htm;

• the Regional Strategic Transport Network Transport Plan (March 2005)

www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=1869;

• the Sub-Regional Transport Plan (June 2007)

www.drdni.gov.uk/index/subregionaltransport/srtp_equality_impact_ass
essment.htm ; and

• the Accessible Transport Strategy (April 2005)

www.drdni.gov.uk/strategiesdetails.htm?id=str18 .

• Concessionary Fares Scheme (April 2004)

www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=1195 ;

• Transport Programmes for People with Disabilities (September 2004)

www.drdni.gov.uk/index/public_transport/pt-
programmeforpeoplewithdisabilities.htm ;

• Rural Transport Fund (February 2005)

http://www.consultationni.gov.uk/ruraltransport.pdf ; and
• All Ireland Free Travel Scheme (November 2006)
www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=3241 .

In general terms, the EQIAs concluded that the measures proposed to ensure
a modern, safe and sustainable transportation system would impact positively
on all Section 75 groups with particular benefits accruing to women, younger
and older people, people with dependants and people with disabilities. No
impacts on good relations were identified.

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PSA 15 deals with water and sewerage infrastructure with objectives on
funding, governance structures and EU compliance. Relevant EQIAs are as
follows:

• Proposals for the Reform of Water and Sewerage Services (December

2005) http://www.waterreformni.gov.uk/eqia_4-web.pdf ; and

• the Water Service Transformation Programme (9 July 2006)

www.drdni.gov.uk/publications-details.htm?docid=2942 .

These EQIAs screened all of the key elements of the Water Reform
Programme with the domestic charging proposals, and the impacts on the
workforce and the economy of the creation of Northern Ireland Water (NIW)
subject to full EQIA analysis.

The EQIAs concluded that the charging proposals would have significant
negative equality impact on pensioner households, widowed person
households, lone parent households and on children living in low-income
households. The creation of NIW was considered to have positive impacts on
the economy and the well-being of the community and negative differential
impacts on some groups of staff, with HR policies and procedures developed
to mitigate these as far as possible.

An Independent Panel Review of Water and Sewerage Funding is currently

underway. The Strand 1 report focusing on the cost of providing water and
sewerage services was published on 12 October 2007
(http://www.drdni.gov.uk/iwrp_strand_1_report.pdf) and a further report on
Strand 2, which will consider the management, governance and delivery of
high quality water and sewerage services within a public ownership model, will
be delivered early in the New Year. The recommendations will be considered
by the Executive and it is planned to carry out a full EQIA on the final
domestic charging proposals.

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Conclusion

The DRD transportation elements of the Programme for Government have

been subject to full EQIA, where appropriate, and impact positively on all
section 75 groups with particular benefits for women, younger and older
people, people with dependants and people with disabilities.

The current structures for the delivery of water and sewerage charges have
been subject to full equality analysis with HR policies developed to mitigate a
range of negative impacts identified for groups of staff. A further EQIA is
planned on the decisions to be taken by the Executive.

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BUDGET 2007

Resource

The DRD chapter of the published Draft Budget 2008 – 2011 is set out at
pages 93 to 97 of the document.
(http://www.pfgbudgetni.gov.uk/draftbudget1007new2.pdf ). This explains that
the key aim of the Department is to improve quality of life by maintaining and
enhancing a range of essential infrastructure services and by shaping the
region’s long-term strategic development. In pursuing this aim the key
objectives of the Department are:

A) Supporting the economy by maintaining and developing safe

transportation networks, promoting airport and harbour services,
shaping the long-term development of the region and providing
other services to the public and other Departments.

B) Contributing to the health and well being of the community and

the protection of the environment by developing and maintaining
the policy and regulatory environment which provides modern,
high quality water and sewerage services.

Resource (Current Expenditure)

On the Resource side the draft Budget proposes allocations of some £287.6 /
309.2 / 335.2m to the Department (excluding water subsidy) which is set out
as follows:

Plans
Objective and 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Spending Area £m £m % £m % £m %

Objective A
Roads 190.4 194.8 2.3 214.1 9.9 233.7 9.1
Transport 80.2 85.7 6.9 88.1 2.8 94.7 7.4

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EU Structural Funds 0.1 - -100.0 - - - -
Total Objective A 270.7 280.5 3.6 302.3 7.8 328.4 8.6

Objective B
Water and Sewerage 7.2 7.1 -1.8 7.0 -1.9 6.8 -1.7
Total Objective B 7.2 7.1 -1.8 7.0 -1.9 6.8 -1.7

Total 278.0 287.6 3.5 309.2 7.5 335.2 8.4

The draft Budget has allocated some £16.9 / 41.3 / 70.0m towards the
Department’s Resource bids. Details of the proposed allocations are set out
in Annex C.

These additional allocations above DRD’s existing baselines would allow the
Department to cover the majority of its inescapable Resource pressures on
the Roads and Public Transport programmes (such as maintaining the
existing concessionary fares scheme, fuel duty rebate and streetlighting
costs). It would also mean that funding for roads structural maintenance
would increase to some £56.3 / 71.8 / 70.4m totalling around £200 million
across the Budget 2007 period.

In addition the draft allocations would allow DRD to extend the Concessionary
Fares Scheme during 2008 to introduce free travel on public transport in the
North for those aged 60 and over.

Furthermore the Draft Budget would fund some of DRD’s other bids from
either 2009/10 or 2010/11 which would allow the Department to:

• progress public transport reform;

• fund the projected interest elements and lifecycle costs of the

contractor payments associated with the Roads DBFO packages 1
and 2;

• progress the establishment of project teams for the introduction of the

Greater Belfast Rapid Transit Project, the mid term review of the

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 Regional Transportation Strategy and the 2010 review of the
Regional development Strategy;

• provide services for a Cairnshill Park and Ride site serving Belfast;

• fund some of the technical adviser costs for preparing initial

proposals and assessing the feasibility of ISNI 08 proposals;

• meet the new compensation payments due to DHSSPS since the

introduction of health service recovery charges; and

• provide an enhanced ferry service to Rathlin Island

For water and sewerage services, the subsidy requirement of Northern Ireland
Water (NIW) will be finalised following Executive consideration of the
Independent Panel’s Strand 2 Report. Issues such as the level of additional
efficiencies, the affordability scheme, road drainage costs and implementing a
reduction in the dividend have still to be reviewed and agreed before the
Resource requirements can be quantified and allocations agreed. The
Executive has agreed that budget allocations for water and sewerage will be
addressed in the Revised Budget.

Capital - ISNI 08 Proposals (Investment)

On the capital side the draft Budget (which aligns with years 1 to 3 of ISNI 08)
proposes allocations of some £568.7 / 416.0 / 419.9m to the Department.
This is set out as follows:

Plans
Objective and Spending 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Area £m £m £m £m

Objective A
Roads 103.7 177.0 184.1 207.7
Transport 124.2 56.5 54.1 78.7
Total Objective A 227.9 233.5 238.2 286.4

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Water and Sewerage 145.2 335.2 177.8 133.5
Total Objective B 145.2 335.2 177.8 133.5

Total 373.1 568.7 416.0 419.9

Roads

The roads network would benefit from some £572m of investment over the
three years to 2010/11 which would result in a significant increase in the size
of the motorway / dual carriageway network, reduce journey times and
improve access to urban centres and regions in the North.

This proposed investment would allow for the opening of the M1 / Westlink
and M2 upgrades in 2009, the dualling of the A4 from Dungannon to
Ballygawley and the opening of the A1 Beech Hill to Cloghogue in 2010,
which would complete dualling of the main route from Belfast to Dublin.

Roads Service is currently assessing the implications of the Budget / ISNI

outcome together with the impact of inflation on land and construction costs
across the region and the roads programme will need to be reprioritised
accordingly.

Public Transport / Gateways

The draft Budget would provide some £201m for investment in public
transport and gateways by 2010/11. The allocations would allow DRD to
assist Translink with the investment of some £137 million in railways. Around
20 new trains could be procured to replace existing rolling stock and provide
additional capacity with the aim of facilitating further passenger growth.
Delivery would commence in 2011 and continue over a 2 to 3 year period.
Important railway infrastructure projects could also be taken forward. This
includes track life extension works amounting to over £12m between
Ballymena and Coleraine over the Budget 2007 period, with some essential

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remedial work being undertaken on the Coleraine to Derry line, and the start
of a major track relay project between Coleraine and Derry in late 2010/11
currently estimated at £64m. There would also be significant improvements to
the Belfast to Dublin line between Knockmore and Lurgan where the need for
relay works amounting to £40m has been identified. These schemes would
reduce journey times and increase the frequency of services.

Regarding the Bus programme, some £45 million has been allocated over the
next three years, which would allow for the continuation of the bus
replacement programme and for further modernisation of the bus fleet. By
2011 the average age of the Translink fleet should be down to 7.31 years for
Ulsterbus vehicles and 7.77 years for Metro. By 2011 some 100 Ulsterbuses
would still be 18 years old or over whereas Metro would have no vehicles of
that age within its fleet. It should be noted that this proposed expenditure has
continued to be focussed on the purchase of replacement vehicles to meet the
fleet age targets advocated within the RTS.

The draft Budget allocations would also provide for the introduction of Rapid
Transit, which would provide an opportunity to change travel patterns in
Belfast. The Department is exploring the best routes and technology and
looking at all options to identify the best scheme for Belfast. There would also
be budget provision for an improved ferry service on the Ballycastle to Rathlin
Island route.

On the Gateways side the draft Budget allocations would fulfil DRD’s existing
commitment of joint funding with the Irish Government of some £14.3m grant
aid towards a runway safety scheme at City of Derry Airport. Some £3.6m
has also been allocated for projects at Warrenpoint and Derry harbours in
2008/09.

Water and Sewerage

On water and sewerage, the Department anticipates that some £646m of

financing facilities would be made available to NIW over the three years to

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2011. This investment would further improve the water and wastewater
infrastructure and improve compliance with EU Water Quality and
Environmental standards, and contribute to the protection of the natural
environment. Key milestones include:

• completing the Belfast Sewers Project by 2010 in order to

significantly reduce the risks of flooding in part of the City;

• upgrading water treatment and distribution infrastructure in a phased

manner, to comply with existing water quality regulations across the
region by 2014 (this will include service commencement of Project
Alpha by 2009); and

• upgrading waste water treatment infrastructure in a phased manner

to bring the region into compliance with current EU standards by
2014 (this will include service commencement of Project Omega by
2010).

Equality Assessment

Resource

Annex C sets out the Department’s resource bids that have been met and
included in the draft Budget. High Level Impact Assessments have been
carried out for each resource bid. The bids have been grouped under three
headings which are discussed further below.

Resource Bids Already Captured in the EQIA Process

This section of Annex C shows the resource bids which have already been
subject to full equality impact assessment and mitigation, where necessary.
The related EQIA is identified along with a brief summary of the impacts
identified.

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On the public transport side, all impacts identified were positive with particular
benefits for gender, disability, dependants and age identified.

On Roads, streetlighting improvements will benefit women, as a result of

increased security. Roads structural maintenance work is developed on the
basis of overall need and, as a result, is not considered to have any
differential impact.

The Cairnshill Park and Ride Scheme is regarded as one element of a park
and ride programme which, in aggregate, will benefit all sections of the
population and will, therefore, have no differential impact.

The EQIA on the RTS indicated that resources bids linked to Roads Service
capital programmes (DBFO programmes 1 and 2) may have differential
impacts on religious belief and political opinion depending on the area and the
location of the scheme. Those schemes offering accessibility and safety
improvements will provide positive impacts on disability, age and dependants.
The RTSNTP identified a marginal positive differential on the Catholic
population living in the West, as the West will receive a higher level of benefit
per head of population and a greater number of 2 + 1 schemes than the East.

Resource Bids – Section 75 Screening / EQIA to be carried out

This section highlights that the proposal to extend the Concessionary Fares
Scheme to all persons at age 60 will require to be subject to a full EQIA if
included in the final Budget. As with the earlier EQIA on the Concessionary
Fares Scheme, positive impacts are anticipated for all Section 75 groups,
particularly the age and disability groups.

Funding has also been sought to establish project teams for the Introduction
of the Greater Belfast Rapid Transit Project, the mid-term Review of the
Regional Transportation Strategy and the 2010 Review of the Regional

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Development Strategy. Screening will be required once policy proposals have
been sufficiently developed, with EQIAs carried out as necessary.

Similarly, the proposals to take forward the Reform of Public Transport, and to
procure and operate short-term passenger and long term Ro-Ro ferries to
Rathlin Island, will be screened and subject to EQIA as necessary. All
screening proposals will be subject to consultation in accordance with existing
procedures.

Resource Bids – Neutral Impacts

The proposal to meet new compensation payments due to DHSSPS since the
introduction of health service recovery charges is a technical issue which is
equality neutral.

In addition, the budget allocations for water and sewerage will be addressed
in the final budget. It is planned to carry out a full EQIA on the new water
charging proposals.

Capital – ISNI 08 Proposals

Roads

The Draft ISNI 08 is underpinned by three cross-cutting objectives, including a

societal objective which affirms that investment in infrastructure will promote
equality of opportunity and the desirability of good relations, promote regional
balance in future development and tackle areas of social disadvantage.

It also commits public bodies to taking forward the procurement of major

infrastructure in full compliance with best procurement practice, including the
consideration of social outcomes in procurement processes. Central
guidance on embedding equality and sustainability in procurement processes
is to issue in the near future. The Department will ensure that such advice is
reflected in all its procurement programmes.

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The EQIA on the RTS highlighted possible differential impacts from highway
schemes on religious belief and political opinion from area or location specific
schemes. It also identified positive impacts on disability, age and dependants
from accessibility and safety improvements. The highways capital programme
was subject to modelling and equality impact assessment in the EQIA on the
RSTNTP. As previously indicated, this concluded that there was likely to be a
marginal positive differential impact for the Catholic section of the population
living in the West. The West received a higher level of benefit per head of
population and a greater number of 2 + 1 schemes than the East. These
assessments also acknowledged that local disbenefits could be associated
with major schemes.

Schemes in the programme are selected on the basis of five key criteria for
transport appraisal: environment; safety; economy; accessibility; and
integration. They have been chosen on the basis of transport need and, as a
package, will improve travel conditions for all the people of the North.
Commitment has been given to consider mitigating measures at detailed
design stage.

These criteria will be utilised in the planned reprioritisation of the Roads

Programme.

Public Transport/Gateways

Investment proposals will be screened as appropriate on foot of final Budget

decisions. Improvement and replacement of rolling stock and buses are likely
to be equality neutral, with benefits for all. Careful consideration will be given
to the final Rapid Transit proposals, picking up on the initial assessment in the
EQIA of the BMTP.

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Water and Sewerage

All water and sewerage investment is planned on the basis of need and, taken
as a whole, benefits all Section 75 groups. A full assessment was made of the
Alpha and Omega PPP projects in the EQIA on the Water Service
Transformation Programme. This showed positive impacts in the provision of
services and impacts on the wider community, with some negative impacts on
staff identified and mitigated through Human Resource policies and
procedures.

Conclusion

The majority of the DRD resource bids have captured in the EQIA process.
Screening has been carried out on the proposal to extend the Concessionary
Fares Scheme to all persons at age 60, and it has been decided that a full
EQIA will be required if the bid is included in the final budget. A full EQIA will
also be required on agreed water and sewerage domestic charging proposals.
These will ensure, in consultation with Section 75 Representative Groups, that
positive equality impacts are maximised and negative impacts mitigated,
where necessary.

The remainder of the Department’s resource bids are either neutral in equality
terms or the associated policy proposals are not yet sufficiently developed to
carry out a detailed screening exercise.

The Department’s Capital ISNI 08 proposals for Roads have also been
covered by EQIAs, and the bulk of public transport and water and sewerage
investment proposals are equality neutral. The Department will ensure that
procurement programmes reflect best practice on equality and sustainability
and maximise social outcomes.

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DRAFT INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2008 – 2018

The draft ISNI proposes allocations at a high level across DRD’s four sub-
pillars of Roads, Public Transport, Gateways and Water and Wastewater.
This totals some £3.4 billion across years 4 to 10 of ISNI 08.

In total the draft ISNI proposes allocations of some £4.8 billion to DRD over
the lifetime of the strategy when the draft Budget 2007 allocation of £1.4
billion (which aligns with years 1 to 3 of the ISNI) is added to the above £3.4
billion.

The draft allocations to each of DRD’s main programmes across each year of
the ISNI are set out in Annex D and are summarised as follows.

The draft allocations for DRD in years 4 to 10 of the ISNI indicate that around:

• £99 million will be available for Rapid Transit in those years;

• £319 million for Railways;
• £112 million for Buses; and
• £717 million for Water and Wastewater.

There is also some £2.1 billion for Roads over this period bringing the total
proposed investment in the road network up to some £2.7 billion over the life
of the Investment Strategy. In addition there is a further £400 million planned
contribution from the Irish Government to take forward our proposals to dual
the A5 and A8.

There is no draft ISNI allocation for Gateways in years 4 to 10. DRD is

currently reviewing the status of the trust ports to ensure that they are placed
on the best footing to invest for the future and future ISNI cover may not
therefore be required.

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There are also no plans for further investment in City of Derry Airport in years
4 to 10 of ISNI at this time.

DRD’s draft ISNI funding of some £4.8 billion over the whole period gives the
department a great opportunity to enhance our infrastructure to grow a
dynamic innovative economy.

Further work is necessary to maximise the benefits from these indicative

allocations for everyone across the region.

Equality Assessment

The equality considerations discussed in the preceding section on Budget

Capital – ISNI 08 Proposals remain valid in this context. Further analysis will
be carried out when allocations have been broken down across the sub-
pillars.

The planned mid-term review of the RTS, which is scheduled for completion in
2008, will provide the opportunity for an updated consideration of the equality
impacts of the full range of transportation proposals, taking account of the
longer term proposed ISNI allocations.

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 ANNEX A

LIST OF CONSULTEES:

ORGANISATION
Abacus Professional Recruitment
Age Concern Northern Ireland
All MLAs (109)
All NI Members of Parliament
All NI Members of the European Parliament
Alliance Party of NI
Altnagelvin Hospitals HSS Trust
Amalgamated Engineering & Electrical Union (AEEU)
AMICUS
An Munia Tober
Animate Project
Antrim Borough Council
Antrim Borough Partnership
Ards Borough Council
Armagh City & District Council
Armagh City and District Partnership
Assembly Library
Association of Chief Officers of Voluntary Organisation (ACOVO)
Bahai’s Office for NI
Ballymoney District Partnership
Ballymena Borough Council
Ballymoney Borough Council
Banbridge District Council
Barnardos NI
Barnardos, Tuar Ceatha Project
BDA(NI)
Belfast Butterfly Club
Belfast City Council
Belfast City Hospital HSS Trust
Belfast Education and Library Board
Belfast Harbour
Belfast Healthy Cities Project
Belfast Hebrew Congregation
Belfast Local Strategy Partnership
Belfast Out Resource Centre
Blind Centre NI
British Association for Shooting & Conservation
British Deaf Association (NI)
Bryson House
BT
Cara-friend
CARE for Northern Ireland
Carers Northern Ireland
Carlingford Lough Commission
 ANNEX A

Carrickfergus Borough Council

Castlereagh Borough Council
Castlereagh Partnership for Peace & Reconciliation
Causeway HSS Trust
Child Poverty Action Group
Children’s Law Centre
Chinese Welfare Association
Chrysalis Womens Centre
Church of Ireland House
Citizen's Advice Bureau
City of Derry Airport
Cllr Paul Butler
Coalition on Sexual Orientation (CoSo)
Coiste-na n-iarchimi
Coleraine Borough Council
Coleraine Borough Strategic Partnership
Coleraine Harbour
Commissioner for Children & Young People
Committee on the Administration of Justice
Community Development and Health Network (NI)
Community Relations Council
Community Technical Aid
Community Transport Association
Concordia Partnership for Progress
Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland
Cookstown District Council
Cookstown District Partnership
Co-Ownership Housing Assoc.
Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside
Craigavon Borough Council
Craigavon District Partnership
Cruse Bereavement Care (NI)
Democratic Unionist Party
Department for Social Development
Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
Department of Culture Arts & Leisure
Department of Education for NI
Department of Employment & Learning
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Investment
Department of Environment
Department of Finance & Personnel
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Derry City Council
Derry Well Woman
Disability Action
Disabled Drivers Association NI
District Partnership for Derry City Council Area
 ANNEX A

Down District Council

Down District Partnership
Down Lisburn HSS Trust
Down's Syndrome Association
Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council
Eastern Health and Social Services Board
Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland
Employers Forum on Disability
Equality Commission for NI
Equality Forum NI
Falls Community Council
Falls Women Centre
Federation of Small Businesses
Fermanagh District Council
Fermanagh Women’s Network
First Division Civil Servants Association
Foyle HSS Trust
Foyle Women’s Information Network
Foyle Women’s Network
FPA NI (formerly Family Planning Association)
Friends of the Earth
Gay & Lesbian Youth Northern Ireland
General Consumer Council for N.I.
George Best Belfast City Airport
Gingerbread NI
Green Buildings Network
Green Park HSS Trust
Health and Safety Executive for NI
Help The Aged, Northern Ireland
Homefirst Community HSS Trust
IMTAC
Indian Community Centre
Inland Waterways Northern Ireland
Institute of Directors
Institution of Highways and Transportation - Northern Ireland
International Airport
Invest Northern Ireland
Irish & Local Studies Dept.
Irish Congress of Trade Unions (NIC ICTU)
Irish Transport Trust
Labour Party
Larne Borough Council
Larne District Partnership
Larne Harbour
Lesbian Line C/O Carafriend
Limavady Borough Council
Limavady District Partnership
Lisburn City Council
 ANNEX A

Lisburn Peace & Reconciliation Partnership

Local Government Staff Commission for NI (LGSC)
Londonderry Harbour Office
Lower Belfast Community Council
Magherafelt Area Partnership Ltd
Magherafelt District Council
Magherafelt Women's Group
Mater Infirmorum Hospital HSS Trust
MENCAP
Methodist Church in Ireland
Mid-Ulster Women’s Network
Moyle District Council
Moyle District Partnership
Multi- Cultural Resource Centre
National Energy Action
Newry & Mourne District Council
Newry & Mourne Peace & Reconciliation Partnership
Newry & Mourne Senior Citizen’s Consortium
Newry & Mourne Women Ltd
Newtownabbey Borough Council
Newtownabbey Local Strategic Partnership
NI 2000
NI Anti-Poverty Network
NI Bird Watchers' Association
NI Chamber of Commerce and Industry
NI Commissioner for Children & Young People
NI Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
NI Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA)
NI Cycling Initiative
NI Environment Link
NI Human Rights Commission
NI Islamic Centre
NI Unionist Party
NI Women’s Aid Federation
NI Women’s Coalition
NI Women’s European Platform (NIWEP)
NIE
NIPSA
NITHC
NIVT
North and West Belfast HSS Trust
North Down and Ards Community HSS Trust
North Down Borough Council
North Down District Partnership
North Eastern Education and Library Board
North West Community Network
North West Forum of People with Disabilities (Derry)
Northern Health and Social Services Board
 ANNEX A

Northern Ireland African Cultural Centre

Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HSS Trust
Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health
Northern Ireland Chest, Heart & Stroke Association
Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Equality
Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities
Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association
Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Rural Women’s Network
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Northern Ireland Walking Forum
NSPCC
NTL Cable Tel
NUS-USI Northern Ireland Student Centre
Office of the Archbishop of Armagh
Omagh District Council
Omagh Women’s Area Network
Parent’s Advice Centre
Parents and Professionals and Autism
Phoenix Gas
POBAL
Polish Association N.I.
Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Press for Change
Progressive Unionist Party
Protestant, Unionist, Loyalist (PUL) Network
Quarry Products Association (QPA)
QueerSpace
Relate NI
Road Safety Council for Northern Ireland
Royal Group of Hospitals & Dental HSS Trust
Royal National Institute for the Blind (NI)
Royal National Institute for the Deaf (NI)
Rural Community Network
Rural Development Council
Rural Support
Save the Children
SDLP
Sense NI
Sign Language Centre Belfast
Sikh Cultural Centre
Sinn Fein
South and East Belfast HSS Trust
South Eastern Education and Library Board
Southern Education and Library Board
Southern Health & Social Care Trust
Southern Health and Social Services Board
 ANNEX A

Sperrin Lakeland HSS Trust

Sperrin Lakeland Senior Citizens’ Consortium
St Angelo Airport
Staff Commission for Education & Lib Boards
Strabane District Council
Strabane District Partnership
Sustainable Northern Ireland Programme
Sustainable Organic Living Environment
SUSTRANS
The Ards Partnership
The Blind Centre
The Cedar Foundation
The Disability Committee of the Northern Ireland Committee, ICTU
The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
The Omnibus Partnership
The Peace and Reconciliation Partnership Ballymena
The Pedestrians Association (Living Streets)
The Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Rainbow Project
The Women’s Centre
Training for Women Network Ltd
Translink
Transport 2000
Travellers Movement NI
UK Unionist Party
Ulster Archaeological Society
Ulster North Down and Ards Hospitals HSS Trust
Ulster Scots Heritage Council
Ulster Society for the Protection of the Countryside - Belfast
Ulster Society for the Protection of the Countryside- Ballymena
Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Wildlife Trust
ULTACH
Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technology
UNISON
United Hospital HSS Trust
Viridian
Warrenpoint Harbour
Western Education & Library Board
Western Health and Social Services Board
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Women’s Aid Federation
Women’s Forum
Women’s Information Group
Women’s Resource and Development Agency
Women’s Support Network
Women's Forum Northern Ireland
Womens Resource and Development Agency
 ANNEX A

Workers Party
World Wide Fund for Nature
Youth Council for NI
Youthnet
 ANNEX B

Summary of DRD Spending Proposals

Resource Requirements
(£000’s)

Rank Spending Proposal

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

To meet the subsidy needed for NIW to fully deliver 157,250 192,850 219,250
its Strategic Business Plan
1
(Amount required if it is decided to defer the
introduction of charges to beyond 2010-11)

To maintain the existing levels of subsidy for the 2,600 4,000 5,400
bus and rail Concessionary Fares schemes
including the new All Ireland Free Travel Scheme
2
for Older People in line with predicted passenger
levels

To establish a Passenger Transport Authority (PTA) - 1,300 2,500

3 as part of the reform of public transport

To meet increased Fuel Duty Rebate costs arising 1,400 1,700 2,200
from the 3.3% increase announced by the
4 Chancellor in December 2006 and significant
increases in bus services

Structural Maintenance Tranche 1 – to maintain 10,000 10,000 10,000

public roads and footways to defined levels of
5 structural condition and help address significant
backlog from recommended levels

To carry out electrical inspection and testing of 4,200 4,300 4,500

street lighting & illuminated signs in accordance
6
with Electricity at Work Regulations (EaWR)

To fund the interest element and operating life cycle - - 22,000

costs of the contractor payments in respect of
7
DBFO Packages 1 and 2

To establish a project team for the introduction of 1,100 850 600

the Greater Belfast Rapid Transit Project, the mid
8 term review of the Regional Transportation Strategy
and the 2010 review of the Regional Development
Strategy
 ANNEX B

Resource Requirements
(£000’s)

Rank Spending Proposal

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

To fund technical adviser costs for preparing initial 3,000 4,000 2,000
programme proposals and feasibility of projects
9 within the ISNI 2 capital programme to dual the Key
Transport Corridors.

To meet the new compensation payments due to 500 520 540

DHSSPS since the introduction of health service
10
recovery charges

To procure and operate short term passenger and 500 520 540
11 long term RoRo ferries to Rathlin Island

Structural Maintenance Tranche 2 – to provide 10,000 10,000 10,000

12 additional funding to maintain public roads and
footways
To meet the increase in NITHC rail employer 1,230 1,670 1,670
13 pension contributions to NILGOSC

To provide hourly local bus services in each of the 2,100 2,150 2,200
29 towns identified by the draft Sub Regional
14 Transport Plan and provide bus services to
Cairnshill Park and Ride site serving Belfast

To extend the Transport Programme for People with 2,600 2,700 2,800
15 Disabilities to 48 villages and 35 small towns

To extend the Concessionary Fares Scheme by: 11,300 11,230 11,670

- extending free travel to current half fare

recipients;
- extending half fare travel to 16 and 17 year olds;
- providing reduced fares to people using Rural
16 Transport services; and
- providing concessionary travel to persons
returning from work after a long period of
unemployment; and
- providing concessionary travel to all persons at
age 60.

To address the increase in energy costs arising 2,700 3,300 3,800

17 from electricity price rises and growth in public
lighting stock
 ANNEX B

Resource Requirements
(£000’s)

Rank Spending Proposal

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

To meet the costs of maintaining the street lighting 3,500 3,800 4,000
18 stock

To meet the increase in NITHC bus employer 2,670 3,630 3,630

19 pension contributions to NILGOSC

Structural Maintenance Tranche 3 – to provide 20,000 20,000 20,000

additional funding to maintain public roads and
20
footways

Structural Maintenance Tranche 4 – to provide 9,000 15,500 21,300

additional funding to maintain public roads and
21
footways

To address the one-off setup costs associated with - 42,000 22,000

the transfer of some 2,000 staff from central
government to local government and on-going costs
22 associated with the replacement of a unitary
authority with 7 local authorities and a Strategic
Road Authority

Total 245,650 336,020 372,600

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DRD DRAFT BUDGET PROPOSED RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS

Resource Bids already captured in the EQIA process

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

£’000 £’000 £’000

To maintain existing levels of subsidy for bus & rail Concessionary Fares schemes including the new 2,600 4,000 6,100
All Ireland Free Travel Scheme for Older People in line with predicted passenger levels. EQIAs have
previously been carried out on these specific policies. No negative impacts identified. Positive
impacts for gender, disability, dependants, and age.

To meet increased Fuel Duty Rebate costs arising from the 3.3% increase announced by the 1,400 1,700 2,200
Chancellor in December 2006 and significant increases in use of bus services. Positive impacts
identified in the RSTNTP and ATS EQIAs for gender, disability, dependants, and age. No negative
impacts identified.

To carry out electrical inspection and testing of street lighting & illuminated signs in accordance with 4,200 4,300 4,500
Electricity at Work Regulations (EaWR). Positive impacts for gender identified in RTS, BMTP and the
RSTNTP EQIAs. Neutral impacts for all other categories.

To address the increase in energy costs arising from electricity price rises and growth in public lighting 2,700 3,300 3,800
stock. Positive impacts for gender identified in RTS, BMTP and the RSTNTP EQIAs. Neutral impacts
for all other categories.

To fund the interest element and operating life cycle costs of the contractor payments in respect of - - 22,000
DBFO packages 1 & 2. The RTS EQIA highlighted possible differential impacts on religious belief and
political opinion from area or locations specific schemes with positive impacts on disability, age and
dependants from accessibility and safety improvements.
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2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

£’000 £’000 £’000

To provide services for Cairnshill Park and Ride site serving Belfast. The BMTP EQIA concluded that - - 1,100
in aggregate park and ride proposals will benefit all sections of the population and will have no
differential impact.

To fund technical adviser costs for preparing initial proposals and feasibility of projects within the ISNI - 2,675 2,000
2 period to dual Key Transport Corridors. The RSTNTP EQIA identified a marginal positive differential
impact on the Catholic population living in the west in respect of Key Transport Corridors.

Structural Maintenance Tranche (1) – to maintain public roads and footways and help address 1,700 10,000 10,000
significant backlog from recommended levels. Neutral impacts for all categories identified in RSTNTP
EQIA.

Structural Maintenance Tranche 2 – to provide additional funding to maintain public roads and - 9,735 9,820
footways
Neutral impacts for all categories identified in RSTNTP EQIA.

Resource Bids – S75 Screening / EQIA to be carried out

To extend the Concessionary Fares Scheme by providing concessionary travel to all persons at age 4,300 3,700 4,300
60. Draft EQIA to be issued for consultation in early 2008.
 ANNEX C

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

£’000 £’000 £’000
To establish project team for the introduction of the Greater Belfast Rapid Transit Project, the mid term - 850 600
review of the Regional Transportation Strategy and the 2010 review of the Regional Development
Strategy.

To establish a Passenger Transport Authority (PTA) as part of the reform of public transport. Positive - - 2,500
impacts identified in the RSTNTP and ATS EQIAs for improvements to public transport on gender,
disability, dependants, and age. No negative impacts identified. High social inclusion impact.

To procure and operate short term passenger and long term RoRo ferries to Rathlin Island. A social - 520 540
inclusion issue. No data on Section 75 profile of those living on Rathlin or visiting tourists. Number of
residents (80) too small to use ward and output area data.

Resource Bids – Neutral Impacts

To meet the new compensation payments due to DHSSPS since the introduction of health service - 520 540
recovery charges.

Payments will be made on the basis of claims approved. This is a technical adjustment with no
associated equality issues. Impacts will be on the DRD and DHSSPS budgets.
DRD Draft Budget and ISNI 08 Gross Allocations (at nominal prices) Annex D

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Years 1-3 Years 4-10 Total ISNI 08

Roads * 178.0 185.1 208.7 154.4 177.0 397.2 502.5 415.8 292.6 177.1 571.8 2,116.6 2,688.4

Rapid Transit 3.0 3.0 6.0 32.0 33.5 33.5 - - - - 12.0 99.0 111.0
Rail 36.7 36.1 64.3 53.3 69.4 142.0 3.2 20.1 8.5 22.3 137.1 318.8 455.9
Bus 10.0 15.0 20.0 20.4 19.7 18.6 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 45.0 111.5 156.5
Other Public Transport 1.2 - - - - - - - - - 1.2 - 1.2

Total Public Transport 50.9 54.1 90.3 105.7 122.6 194.1 16.4 33.3 21.7 35.5 195.3 529.3 724.6

Ports 3.6 - - - - - - - - - 3.6 - 3.6

Airports 2.0 - - - - - - - - - 2.0 - 2.0

Gateways 5.6 - - - - - - - - - 5.6 - 5.6

Total Networks 234.5 239.2 299.0 260.1 299.6 591.3 518.9 449.1 314.3 212.6 772.7 2,645.9 3,418.6

Water 335.2 177.8 133.5 129.6 108.8 78.2 89.8 123.9 95.5 91.3 646.5 717.2 1,363.7

Total DRD 569.7 417.0 432.5 389.7 408.4 669.5 608.7 573.0 409.8 303.9 1,419.2 3,363.1 4,782.3

* This excludes a planned contribution of £400m in Years 4 to 10 for roads development from the Irish Government which is outside public expenditure.