Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In regard to the budget and the provision of 50% discounted travel in respect of urban, intercity and rural services for the 19 to 23 year old cohort, why was that cohort chosen, as opposed to the 16 to 23 age cohort or the age cohort which Deputy Cathal Crowe and I are in, who would use public transport if there was an incentive for us to do so? Taking the Cork to Dublin route as an example, since the lifting of restrictions traffic as one approaches Naas all the way to the city is at pre-pandemic levels. Why was a decision made to incentivise the 19 to 23 age cohort as opposed to all commuters?