Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 February 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is sound. I would like to ask about Irish Rail's interaction with the NTA. We had the Minister in here. Promises had been made regarding a flexible TaxSaver ticket, particularly for people remote working who might only be travelling on public transport only two or three days a week, and possibly even less than that. We have been told, particularly in regard to trains, that it is a technical difficulty. Perhaps there is a facility for a swipe scenario. However, perhaps we could even go back to something prehistoric in the short term, such as literally punching holes or whatever it takes to get to that point, because it seems that this is something that people need and want and it is solution we could come up with relatively fast, even on an interim basis.

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