Discounted rail passes for part time commuters.

I would sell return trips by bulk in blocks of 50 through Taxsaver. You can then use them however you like.

50 return trips would cover a year of commuting 1 day/week, 100 would cover 2 days and so on.

The ticket would expire after 12 months.

Ok here’s what was said:

Rúairi O Murchú:

Ms Graham gave a comprehensive answer to the Chair regarding ticketing and so forth. I will revisit the idea of changed circumstances, post pandemic, as regards weekly ticketing and all that. I know there has been some element of over and back in respect of this issue, which Ms Graham and other stakeholders have been involved in. Where are we on a saver-type ticket that might operate on the basis of people only using it for two days a month or over a period to suit the modern working set-up?

Anne Graham’s reply:

We are looking at that. We were hoping to provide something, but a significant technical development was required. We were already in the middle of a taxsaver project to deliver a better taxsaver solution generally, but we need to reconsider what we will provide as a taxsaver product in future and the level of charge that should be placed on a such a ticket. We have had to rethink that completely. We are very much aware that as people's travel patterns change, and we expect them to change post pandemic, we have to offer something different. We are now examining what that something different should be and whether it should be done through the taxsaver system. That is what we are considering at the moment. We are trying to see how we can deliver that as quickly as possible. There is a technical solution that we just have to work through in order to ensure we can deliver something.

She further indicated that she hoped this would be resolved next year.

The NTA are doing a great job of putting people off using public transport.

Daily rail ticket from Kildare is just under €27

Travel to Dublin by car is about €10 in Diesel return and €10 parking so I save money and time by using my car.

What exactly has Anne Graham achieved as the head of the NTA?