Fiona O'Loughlin (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. His reply is certainly signalling good news for commuters from Newbridge in Kildare and for those in the 23 km to 50 km zone. I accept that there has to be a budgetary cost for this but I certainly will not be shy in looking for it. It is incredibly important that we support our commuters for all sorts of reasons but particularly in respect of climate change and trying to make travel more sustainable.

We still have some key issues. What I will be pressing the Minister of State to bring back to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, is that we need surety and clarity on the decision in respect of fares. We also need surety on the 90-minute element. For those who use the train to come in to the city centre, it is incredibly important that they are able to travel anywhere within the outer regions of Dublin to avail of that. I certainly appreciate all the efforts that are being made by Government.