Public Transport
Dail Éireann — 2026-09-17
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Louise O'Reilly (SF), Dublin Fingal West

It is very brave of the Minister of State to compare us to Europe. If he wants to go down that road, it will be a shame on him and his Government - let us be honest. He said he is maintaining affordable fares. Of course he is not; he is increasing the fares. He also tells us there will be significant expansion and enhancement of services but it has been confirmed that these unfair fare hikes will just tread water. It will be the status quo . They are not for new services, so my constituents will pay more again this year for the pleasure and the privilege of being on overcrowded trains or standing on the side of the road waiting for buses that do not turn up.
This is nothing short of a disgrace and it will be resisted. We have time between now and when the fares are due to go up. This will be resisted.

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Sitting date: 2026-09-17