No contactless payment system on public transport outside Dublin until after 2028, minister says

Minister for transport Darragh O'Brien also said contactless payments are being rolled out on TFI Local Link services nationwide. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA

Public transport users outside Dublin are unlikely to gain access to contactless payment systems until after 2028.

That is despite more than €35 million already having been spent nationally on the project. Transport minister Darragh O'Brien made the admission in response to a parliamentary question.