In accordance with the Public Transport Regulation Act 2009 the National Transport Authority (NTA) has national responsibility in the areas of passenger bus route licensing and bus and rail services.
The NTA is also overseeing the development of the Leap card Integrated Ticketing System which was launched in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) on 12th December 2011. I have therefore referred the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days. However, I should advise that the Leap card can be used on the services of Dublin Bus, Luas and Irish Rail DART/Commuter Rail. The Leap card was also recently launched on Bus Éireann’s Ashbourne services as well as the services of private bus operator Wexford Bus. Further private operators will join over the coming months.