Public transport fares in Dublin are set to fall by 20% from next week.
The cut will be introduced on Monday, May 9 and will be in place until the end of the year.
Fares on Dublin Bus, Luas, Go-Ahead Ireland and Iarnrod Eireann’s Commuter and DART services are included in the reduction.
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The TFI 90-Minute Fare introduced last year will fall to €2.00 for adults and €0.65 for children.
Last month the 20% reduction was introduced on public transport outside of Dublin.
The measure is part of the Government's package announced in February to tackle Ireland's rising cost of living.
This is the first time national public transport fares have been reduced since 1947.
NTA CEO Anne Graham said the reduction outside of Dublin implemented last month has seen an increase in service use.
She said: "With these fare reductions, we look forward to seeing more people using public transport to get to work or college or even to get out and about with their friends and family.
"In the first three weeks of the 20% discount being available on Bus Éireann services, passenger journeys have climbed by nearly 10% in the regional cities, with Galway and Limerick now ahead of pre-Covid levels."
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan said the Government wants "to make it even more attractive and easier for people to be able to choose public transport".
He said: "Public transport plays such an important role in Dublin City. On average over 140 million passengers are carried by Dublin bus every year and another 41 million by Luas, for example.
"Now, that we are all moving back to work or travelling around the city more after the pandemic, we want to make it even more attractive and easier for people to be able to choose public transport.
"This saving of 20% transport costs is one practical way we can do this."
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Minister Ryan said the reduction is "important at this particular time"
"People are coming under more and more pressure as the price of essentials continues to increase," he said.
"As one element of a suite of measures being introduced by the Government, this fare reduction will go some way to easing some of the financial strain that households are experiencing.”
Minister Ryan also said that "leaving the car behind" is one of the best ways to reduce energy use.
“Choosing public transport over the private car, even for one trip a week, can begin to help us reduce our greenhouse gas emissions," he said.
"It will also help improve the air quality and cut down on congestion in our capital city.
“And at a time when fuel security is a greater concern than it has been in decades, leaving the car behind, if at all possible, is one of the best things we can all do to help reduce our energy use, and save money".
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