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Justice Minister Helen McEntee says a taskforce is examining the expansion of late-night public transport for when nightclubs get the green light to stay open later.
The Luas will not operate a 24-hour service as the NTA says it carries out maintenance when the trams are out of service.
A feasibility study is set to be carried out but campaigners fear it will take a “Dublin-style” approach.
The plans include 40km of electrification and resignalling along the Maynooth and M3 parkway rail lines.
Transport fares were cut earlier this year.
The survey aims to gather more detail on anecdotal reports of assault and harassment on public transport.
BusConnects Cork is hoping to increase fourfold the number of people who use public transport.
Increased public transport capacity could help address the taxi shortage in Dublin, the transport minister indicated.
Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond says that the shortage of taxis is now a “serious issue”.
Varadkar said other countries have other options than a taxi.
It comes following a 20% cut in the cost of public transport fares.
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Micheal Martin, speaking as he visited Irish troops in Lebanon, indicated transport costs would form a key part of the priorities for the next Budget.
Most of the anti-social problems on public transport were caused typically involved fare evaders, according to an internal presentation.
A group representing commercial bus companies has said that they could go out of business as a result of being disadvantaged by cheaper fares on state-owned public transport.
The reduced fares apply to journeys on Dublin Bus, Iarnrod Éireann, Bus Éireann, Luas, Go-Ahead and Local Link.
The 90-minute fare will be reduced to €2 for adults and 65 cent for children.
On-board machines must be manually updated which means the capital misses out on the discounts for now.
Every ticket machine in every bus has to be manually tweaked to deal with the technical upgrade.
A full 20% reduction in public transport costs is set to be implemented in May.
The ‘Coastal North’ line will extend the DART from Malahide to Drogheda with an increased electrified network.
The Road Safety Authority has warned against travel in counties impacted by Red and Orange warnings.
The 20% discount will apply from April for the rest of 2022.
The services were cancelled indefinitely in mid-December as Covid-19 restrictions were reimposed.
A timetable for the Nitelink services’ operating hours over Christmas had been published last week.
The improvements are also intended to “futureproof” the line to accommodate 200 km/h speeds.
The final cost of the project is set to be between €969 million and €1.1 Billion
Irish Rail said the services will be timed to align with the midnight closure of hospitality under current Covid measures.
Any number of journeys taken within 90 minutes will cost a flat rate of €2.30.
The trade union said its representatives had written today to Transport Minister Eamon Ryan
The Ombudsman has published his report on unequal access to transport schemes for disabled people, an issue first highlighted 20 years ago.
From 28 November, the price of some Leap Card and cash payments will change.
The NTA has today unveiled a draft new bus network for Cork.
The plan was published today for public consultation.
“The man stood beside me laughing while I spoke to the driver. The driver just looked embarrassed,” one woman wrote of an incident.
A 50% discount on fares will be rolled out by the middle of 2022.
The question was raised following news of a disturbing incident that happened on a nighttime DART service this week.
A “misogynistic” incident on the DART this week comes after a report found women have serious safety concerns about using public transport.
The Taoiseach says it is ‘wrong’ to say the project has not been delayed.