Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming before us and I want to compliment the secretariat on the briefing note that was provided to us. I am sure the NTA contributed to it but it is really thorough. I thank the secretariat for that.

On behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, who obviously cannot be at this committee, and on the basis of the glut of emails we received from Kildare this morning and this afternoon, I wanted to raise a query with the witnesses regarding the timeline for the implementation of the reduced fares for the commuter belt areas, including Kildare, Newbridge, my own area of Fingal, Louth and Meath, and along the introduction of the new commuter belt. I understand Oireachtas Members were told recently that it would be quarter 3. It now looks like January. Will the witnesses clarify, please?