Free public transport calls ruled out by Transport Minister

Calls for free public transport for the rest of the year, to address rising living costs, have been ruled out by the Transport Minister.

But Eamon Ryan says a planned 20 per cent reduction in fares will begin to kick in from tomorrow.

He was speaking after the government gave the green light to the multi-billion euro BusConnects programme for Dublin.

Minister Ryan says they’ll be sticking with their original plan on fares;

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