Govt announces plans to abolish free-travel restrictions

[PaulM]

Originally Posted by breakingnews.ie

The Government has announced plans to abolish rush-hour restrictions on the free-travel scheme for pensioners and disabled people.

At present, the 600,000 people entitled to free travel on public transport cannot use their entitlements at peak times on services in Dublin, Cork and Limerick.

However, Minister for Social and Family Affairs Seamus Brennan said today that the restriction would be abolished from Monday, September 25.

He said the Government was in negotiation with CIÉ to agree on an increase in the €58m paid each year to the company for the scheme.

They really better be out by the next election. This is blatant vote grabbing at it's finest.