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million has been provided for the PSO, up from €613 million the year before. We have seen a significant reduction in public transport fares. I will extend free fares to five- to eight-year-olds, a measure brought forward by the previous Minister. We will also look … must work hard to ensure they increase further. There were issues with that particular operator on certain routes. I raised those issues publicly and met representatives of the NTA. The Deputy said the contract should not have been awarded. Should the NTA cancel a contract on an existing

have said already, it is about connectivity and about ensuring that people have access to travel. We have reduced fares and made public transport accessible. I met the former Minister, Alan Dukes, about Kildare transport. It is a wonderful scheme. I look forward to working with Deputy Wall

Government's failure to deliver essential transport infrastructure. Last Friday, it was reported that commuters would be subject to increased fares to pay for public transport infrastructure and some of these projects have already been in the pipeline for decades. When we are trying to encourage more people … barely afford to make ends meet. They should not be forced to bear the burden of the decades of Government failures in public transport. In fact, it should be the opposite. The previous Government was dragged kicking and screaming by the former Minister to a better position

public transport services in rural areas, particularly among our young people and vulnerable members of our community or those at risk of social isolation. Measures addressing this issue were a key component of Our Rural Future and reflected the Government's strong commitment to improving rural transport connectivity … these communities. That is probably why Government decided to make me the first Minister of State at the Department of Transport with responsibility for rural transport. The programme for Government includes a commitment to publish and implement a new our rural future policy from 2026. I am pleased

reason Dundalk has been excluded from the new zonal ticketing system for the Dublin Commuter Area, as outlined in the 2024 public transport fares determination; if he will consider including Dundalk in this system, given its impact on the Taxsaver fare structure. [14134/25

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport regarding a report public transport (details supplied); if he intends to increase fares for public transport; if he intends to deliver on Dublin’s MetroLink and other National Development Plan commitments; and if he will make a statement

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to increase fares on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11986/25

Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the roll out of contactless fare payments on all public transport to commence, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9196/25

Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport to outline current fare reduction measures, and any further plans, for public transport users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14384/25