Commitment
Roll out contactless payment across public transport
What this means
- This is a government commitment to roll out contactless fare payment across all public transport services in Ireland.[source]
- The goal is to make travel easier and more integrated for passengers by allowing contactless payment on public transport.[source]
- The National Transport Authority is the public body responsible for delivering this commitment.[source]
- Minister Darragh O'Brien is the officeholder linked to this commitment, which was first stated on 23 January 2025.[source]
- The commitment is currently in progress. No firm deadline for full delivery has been set, which makes public tracking of progress harder.[source]
Direct impact (3)
- delivery owned by body
- delivery owned by officeholderDarragh O'BrienOfficeholder
- implements mandate
Indirect impact (10)
Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.
- delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via darragh-obrienDáil ÉireannBody
- delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment2-hop via darragh-obrien
- delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Minister for Transport2-hop via darragh-obrien
- delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via nta
- delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via darragh-obrienFianna FáilParty
- delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrien
- delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrien
- delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrienPublish an annual climate action planCommitment
- delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrienFast-track offshore wind developmentCommitment
- delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via darragh-obrien
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One-hop relationships derived from the entity records. Click any node to follow the link.
Status
Commitment to roll out contactless fare payment across all public transport services to make travel easier and more integrated.
Attribution & links
- Origin
- Programme For Government
- Policy area
- Transport
- Owning party
- Independent / unattributed
- Responsible body
- National Transport Authority
- Responsible officeholder
- Darragh O'Brien
- Linked mandate
- Regulation and integration of public transport
- First stated
- 2025-01-23
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-21
Evidence & sources
Every status claim above is backed by a primary source — follow a link to the source-of-truth document.
Evidence
- Programme for Government 2025 - Securing Ireland's Futuregov.ie·Retrieved 2026-05-21high
This commitment contributes to the Delivery score of National Transport Authority and Darragh O'Brien.
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