Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I understand that Dublin Bus is not in favour of integrated ticketing or, if there is to be such a system, it wishes to operate it. This is not acceptable and it obliges the Minister to take the initiative and to knock heads together. There should be no more reviews or reports. If we are serious about making the kind of investment envisaged in Transport 21, facilities of this kind must be provided. It is absurd to suggest that the taxpayer would make the kind of investment in public transport that is envisaged without ending up with an integrated system featuring integrated ticketing.

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