An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2026-09-16
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Louise O'Reilly (SF), Dublin Fingal West

I gave a commitment to my constituents that I would raise this issue at the first opportunity I got when the Dáil resumed, and that is today. Last year, constituents of mine who live in Skerries and get the train from Skerries and Balbriggan were taken out of the Dublin commuter zone. That added hundreds of euro to the average daily commute. Now, we learn that the Government is proposing to hike the fares even further, by 15%. For some people that will cost an extra €150 to €250 a year, and that is just for the joy and pleasure of squashing onto overcrowded trains and waiting for overcrowded buses. The transport system for north County Dublin needs investment but that should not require additional money from hard-pressed commuters who are paying through the nose as it is. Will the Taoiseach intervene and ask the Minister for Transport to halt these hikes and look at real investment in the transport system for commuters in north County Dublin?

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