Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We will certainly work on this issue over the coming weeks. I know the Minister, Deputy Foley, will testify before committee about it. There are an additional 21,000 tickets this year and plans were made for additional demand. Unfortunately, those 21,000 are not enough. Everyone entitled to the service, as I understand, will get it. However, we have a particular issue with - Deputy Smyth put her finger on it - people who had concessionary tickets in the past, had a reasonable expectation that they would into the future and now do not. That is the crux of the issue that we need to solve. The Minister, Deputy Foley, has the full backing of the Government in trying to do so.

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