Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Bus Éireann, Bus Átha Cliath and Iarnród Éireann

Mr. Frank Allen:

I do not have anything to announce in terms of a revised ticketing scheme. This is something that is certainly being discussed, particularly by the NTA, which has responsibility for setting the policies, setting the fares and so forth. As I mentioned earlier, in terms of attracting people back to public transport, pricing will have to be part of that discussion. That price includes the ticketing, and people with a revised work schedule know that. I support that myself, but I cannot report on any decision that has been made because it is probably premature. However, I have no doubt the NTA is looking at all that in terms of revised working patterns and making sure it remains attractive for people to use bus or rail when they get back to the office, even if that is part-time.

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