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Local Link services. This represents an increase from €613.813 million in 2024. This package includes funding for the continuation of the various fare initiatives, such as the young adult card and the 90-minute fare until the end of 2025. Funding has also been provided to extend free … child fares on PSO services to include those aged five to eight years old and to support the roll-out of new and enhanced bus and rail services under programmes such as BusConnects and Connecting Ireland. The Deputy is right when she says that we can have

plan. How can we trust that this will finally be the year the Government implements services such as the Leap card and reduced fares for commuters? The Leap card for Kildare South was supposed to commence on 1 September 2024. Since then, it has been delayed several times … Naas, where a yearly ticket costs €828, more than €1,000 cheaper. We are still in a cost-of-living crisis. Lowering fares would put money back in the pockets of commuters. Government inaction on this issue has been so prominent that groups such as Extend the Short

Ireland, TFI, Local Link services, which was an increase from €618 million in 2024. That includes funding for the continuation of the 20% fare reduction on PSO services, the young adult card on both PSO and commercial bus services and the 90-minute fare until … Funding has also been secured to extend free child fares on PSO services to include those aged between five and eight years and to support the roll-out of new and enhanced bus and rail services under programmes such as BusConnects and Connecting Ireland. As the Deputy will

national fare structure for train fares announced by the NTA will see the implementation of the Dublin city zone later this year. Skerries and Balbriggan, two towns in my constituency of Dublin Fingal West, have been excluded from the Dublin city zone; unlike Maynooth, which

public service obligation, PSO, and Transport for Ireland Local Link services. That is a significant increase on previous budgets. It also covers various fare initiatives, such as the young adult card and the 90-minute fare, until the end of 2025. The Airport Hopper bus services that

thank the Deputy. I am familiar with that issue in north County Dublin. The National Transport Authority conducted significant work on a fare determination policy, which the previous Government progressed. I will ask Deputy O'Brien, in his new role as transport Minister, to respond to the Deputy … come into town. I will ask the Minister, with the NTA, to respond to the Deputy's concerns in the context of overall fare policy

care for their child in the absence of crèche places. On the issue of public transport, I hear daily from constituents. The fair fares issue, which was brought up by my Kildare South colleague, Deputy Ní Raghallaigh, badly impacts Naas and Sallins as well. Buses

Kildare has doubled in population since 1991, with the growing pains that brings for our transport sector and for those commuting - delivering fairer fares with changes to the short hop zone and delivering for small and medium-sized businesses which employ people and create opportunities. I mentioned commuting

Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport when the roll out of discounted fares on PSO services, on child fares to include those ages 5-8 years, will be introduced. [8021/25

Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of providing the 50% reduction in fares for 19–25 year olds with a young adult leap card in 2025 as per the Budget 2025 announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8765/25

Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of continuing to provide the 50% reduction in fares for 19–25 year olds with a young adult leap card in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8766/25

Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of abolishing fares for 19–25 year olds with a young adult leap card in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8767/25

Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the roll out of contactless fare payments on all public transport as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8917/25

Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has assessed the impact of private ticketing systems operated by commercial transport providers on fare integration and passenger accessibility; and the steps being taken to ensure a more unified ticketing system across public and private operators. [8203/25

Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the details of the new fares determination recently announced by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5333/25

Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport when 90-minute fares will be introduced in Cork. [5408/25

Dublin commuter zone; and when commuters living in Drogheda, south Louth and east Meath will be able to avail of lower rail fares within this zone. [2286/25

Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if additional subsidies or fare reductions will be introduced to improve the affordability of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3589/25