477. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Government’s commitment to introduce contactless fare payments across public transport, including the use of ordinary debit and credit cards and mobile wallets on bus services; the bus services and operators that currently accept contactless bank-card payments; the progress made by the NTA on developing and implementing the new contactless fare-payment system; if the system will provide daily and weekly fare capping comparable with Leap card; and the target date for nationwide availability of contactless bank-card payments on bus services. [62322/26]

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477. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Government’s commitment to introduce contactless fare payments across public transport, including the use of ordinary debit and credit cards and mobile wallets on bus services; the bus services and operators that currently accept contactless bank-card payments; the progress made by the NTA on developing and implementing the new contactless fare-payment system; if the system will provide daily and weekly fare capping comparable with Leap card; and the target date for nationwide availability of contactless bank-card payments on bus services. [62322/26]

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1. 7 September 2026

   Public Transport

   477. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Government’s commitment to introduce contactless fare payments across public transport, including the use of ordinary debit and credit cards and mobile wallets on bus services; the bus services and operators that currently accept contactless bank-card payments; the progress made by the NTA on developing and implementing the new contactless fare-payment system; if the system will provide daily and weekly fare capping comparable with Leap card; and the target date for nationwide availability of contactless bank-card payments on bus services. [62322/26]

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