Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The decisions on this will be through the 2023 Estimates process, when we will be discussing this issue with our Government colleagues.

It has only been a number of weeks since the 20% fare reductions have come into place on the young adult Leap card. The National Transport Authority, NTA, will be carrying out detailed research to determine the impact of fare reductions at that stage when the schemes have been in place for a reasonable amount of time. That will give us far more information. The fact that there has been significant uptake in public transport usage is a very positive indicator at this point in time. That NTA research will also inform our decisions on this matter.

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