Obviously it would need to be paid for but in the long term, it would probably increase farebox revenue by making public transport more attractive. The fare system cannot continue to muddle on as it is now and somebody in power needs to grasp this nettle.
There is an obvious opportunity to see how this works with the forthcoming opening of Luas BXD. With the appropriate fare structure this represents a fantastic opportunity to open up the south city centre to Maynooth commuters. But I suspect that this will be business as usual and a huge part of the potential of this piece of infrastructure will be lost.
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