Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I greatly welcome the commitment from Government and from the Minister for Transport to look towards extending the reduced public transport fares into 2023. This is a very welcome initiative both in the 20% general reduction and for the young adults, where that is effectively a 60% reduction because it is 50% after the 20%.

In my own constituency of Limerick City, adult fares have gone down within the city from €1.68 to €1.35 which is a 33 cent reduction. For young adults, one is looking at a reduction of 60%, where the fare has gone down to 65 cent, which is a reduction of over €1. These are very welcome initiatives.

When will we have clarity as to whether these reduced fares will be extended into 2023? Does the Minister of State see scope, apart from the current reduced fares, that there may be further reductions in the fares or of extending their scope and the percentage of the reduction?

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