Public transport fares in Dublin and around the country are set to get a big cut in the coming weeks.
From early May, public transport in the Greater Dublin Area, including Dublin Bus and Luas fares, will be slashed by 20% while services outside of Dublin will receive the fare reduction in mid-April.
The measure is part of the Government's plan to reduce the cost of living and was announced by Transport Minister Eamon Ryan in February.
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Here is a breakdown of all the services that will have the fare reduction:
From mid-April fares on all non-Dublin city PSO services and on certain Iarnród Éireann services will be reduced by an average of 20%. These include:
- All Bus Éireann PSO services
- Go-Ahead Ireland commuter services
- TFI Local Link
- Irish Rail web-fares
From early May, services in the Greater Dublin Area will be cut by an average of 20%. These include:
- Dublin Bus
- Go-Ahead Ireland
- Luas
- DART
- Commuter rail
- Iarnród Éireann
Early May will also see the implementation of the Young Adult Card, where people under the age of 24 can avail of a 50% fare reduction on public transport.
Those purchasing annual or monthly Taxsaver tickets in 2022 that are valid from the beginning of April will see an immediate 20% reduction in the cost of their ticket.
Taxsaver customers who have already purchased an annual ticket at the non-reduced rate will have an additional three-month period of validity automatically added to their ticket.
Minister Eamon Ryan said the fare reductions will "put money back into people’s pockets".
He said: "In April and early May, we will be going further by rolling out the average 20% fare reduction on all PSO services for the travelling public until the end of 2022, as well as introducing the Young Adult Card in May, which will reduce fares for young people under 24 by a further average 50%.
"These reduced fares will put money back into people’s pockets and will benefit hundreds of thousands of people across the country who use PSO public transport every day.
"They also have the added benefit of accelerating our shift to more efficient and affordable public transport and moving us away from a reliance on private transport.”
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