Mr. Tim Gaston:

There are annual and monthly tickets. Some employers support monthly tickets. The Taxsaver scheme has to be managed through an employer so it is only for employees. A self-employed individual cannot avail of it. The employer needs to sign up to the scheme. The scheme is currently managed by the transport operators themselves - Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Irish Rail and also private operators. The employer signs up and the employee can then order a ticket through the employer. Our involvement is really around putting the product electronically onto the Leap card. It needs to be personalised because the tax benefit is only to the individual personally. The product can go only on a personalised Leap card.