The IE system is very much more advanced than the Luas or DB system. Auto top ups from your bank account, refunds are made directly to the card. Web interface to your account which is merged with your existing IE booking account. Also smartcards will be available from the TVM's to buy. There is a serious set of revisions to the TVM software (we have 40+ issues raised) which should include
1) Numerous fixes to standard tickets
2) Smart-card functionality
3) Reservation collection
4) Chip and Pin
An interim release is out (the one with the missing letters) which issues child tickets
Several stations (Seapoint, Rush and Lusk, Greystones & Bray) have had serious work done which meant no validators. Also as part of our involvement in the initial testing a list of concerns and issues was sent to IE one of which would have required some extra equipment being installed another may have required a rethink of programming for one location.
I have held an IE epurse smartcard in my hand
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