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# Free travel pass

Last year
2023
Irish Rail shut loophole where free travel pass holders were booking seats on multiple trains
All time
FactCheck: Did Jim Daly really propose getting rid of the free travel pass?
Opinion: 'A €6 charge isn't enough. What about a €24 annual fee for those with free travel passes?'
Stephen Cluskey
A proposal to limit free travel could 'stop elderly people going to the doctor'
'No questions about it, the Free Travel pass is safe'
'It's not on the agenda': The government won't be getting rid of the Free Travel Scheme
Over 263,000 Public Services Cards issued to social welfare claimants
Fianna Fáil calls on Minister to rule out cut to free travel scheme