Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will include private bus operators with licences approved by him under the 1932 Act in the integrated ticketing system; the way and when he will do this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41510/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Last July, I established an Integrated Ticketing Project Board with responsibility for delivering the project and a representative of licensed private bus operators is a member of the Board and is participating in its work.

As part of the phased introduction of smartcard based integrated ticketing, Morton's Coaches, a licensed private bus operator, successfully launched smartcards as a 'proof of concept' on its services in April 2004. Morton's Coaches continues to participate in the integrated ticketing project and is represented on the Project Board through the licensed private bus operator representative.