Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

For clarity, Ms Graham is not saying she would be against what would basically amount to a two-tier public transport service for those with a free travel pass. Decades of underinvestment in public transport is the main reason for the current state of the service. Is that not the case? It is shocking that Ms Graham did not rule out penalising a certain section of society, treating them as second class citizens and banning them from using rush hour services if funding for the free travel scheme is not increased.