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a prepaid contactless smart card managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA), was introduced in the Greater Dublin Area in December 2011 for Dublin Bus, Luas and DART
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a prepaid contactless smart card managed by the National Transport Authority (NTA), was introduced in the Greater Dublin Area in December 2011 for Dublin Bus, Luas and DART
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has since spread to other Irish cities
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daily and weekly caps across Dublin Bus, Luas and rail, set for multiple operators by an NTA determination of November 2013
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since 28 November 2021, the TFI 90 Minute fare, which allows free transfers between Dublin Bus, Luas and most DART and commuter rail services within 90 minutes of the first tap
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The adult caps in the Dublin city zone now stand at €6 a day and €24 a week
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down from €8 and €32 under a fares overhaul announced in January 2024
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Tapping a bank card or phone is not yet possible on Dublin's buses, trams or trains
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card payment has so far started only on rural TFI Local Link services, beginning in Tipperary in December 2025
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By May 2014, NTA figures reported by The Irish Times counted more than 500,000 cards sold but 300,000 in active use, with one-third of Dublin public transport journeys paid by Leap
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more than 9 million Leap cards have been issued since 2011 (cards, not people)
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the system has processed over €2.8 billion in payments
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The NTA credits the €2 TFI 90 fare with contributing to the increase in passenger numbers on the city's network, without publishing a figure for its effect
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The NTA calls Leap a legacy system that has reached its limit
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went to Indra under a framework contract announced in April 2024
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when the NTA's BusConnects site said a full rollout would likely take three to four years
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new validators from 2027 and bank-card payments from 2028
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a first release of fewer than 100 validators in late 2027 to test the system before wider deployment
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a separate release for Irish Rail sequenced so that the 90-minute fare and Leap capping keep working
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By February 2026 the NTA had spent €35.6 million on the programme since 2020
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against a €270 million budget reported in August 2026
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it has no timeline yet for the rollout beyond the Greater Dublin Area
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src-7aab3100150d7542Report of 13 May 2014: more than 500,000 Leap cards sold since the integrated ticketing system was introduced in December 2011, 300,000 in 'active use' over the previous two months, one-third of Dublin public transport journeys paid by Leap, Cork as the second city on the system, and a comparison with London's Oyster card at over 85 per cent of journeys.
src-b31f621e7abe022fThe NTA's 'Determination order for the introduction of Leap card multi-operator (Dublin Bus, Iarnród Éireann and Luas) daily and weekly capping rates', Determination No. 7, dated November 2013 on its title page.
src-3a8308ad6cf7182cNTA release of 15 November 2021 introducing the TFI 90 Minute fare in the Dublin area from 28 November 2021: free transfer between Dublin Bus, Luas and most DART, commuter rail and Go-Ahead Ireland services within 90 minutes of the first touch-on, at a promotional €2.30 for adults using Leap.
src-13014a4b6f42acbfCurrent Leap capping rules: Dublin area adult cap €6.00 a day and €24.00 a week (young adult/student €3.00/€12.00, child €1.95/€7.80), valid across Dublin city bus services of Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland, Luas, DART and commuter rail in Zone 1; Cork city bus has its own caps.
src-266c834183172415Current overview of the card: accepted on TFI bus services, commercial bus services, DART, Dublin commuter rail, the Cork commuter line and Luas; TFI 90 Minute Fare at €2.00 adult; Dublin Zone 1 caps of €6.00 a day and €24.00 a week.
src-2744a417b6dab7fbReport on the NTA's planned 2024 fares overhaul: a new Dublin city zone, with the daily Leap cap reduced from €8 to €6 and the weekly cap from €32 to €24, plus a new Dublin commuter zone.
src-39e535f62effeebbNTA release: the €2 TFI 90-minute fare in Dublin remains in place and 'has been a huge success', having 'contributed to the increase in passenger numbers recorded across the city's network'; phase two to bring the new Dublin zones and a significant reduction in Leap multimodal caps.
src-b3bb545966950f5cThe NTA's explainer for Next Generation Ticketing: more than 9 million Leap cards issued and over €2.7 billion in fare payments since 2011; Leap described as 'a legacy system' that 'has reached its limit'; Indra engaged to build the national system, first phase in the Greater Dublin Area; 'realistically it will be 2028' before customers benefit.
src-58ecdd712b0fdc56Trade report of the NTA's award to Indra, announced on 29 April 2024: a single-supplier framework contract for a national multimodal payment system accepting EMV bank cards, phones and smartwatches, running 10 years with an option for 10 more; Indra puts its value at 'hundreds of millions of euros'.
src-bdf3cfe0e547e29eReport that the NTA board approved the Indra framework agreement on 22 March 2024 to replace 'the aging legacy Leap card system nationally'; quotes the BusConnects website that the system was 'likely to take between three to four years to fully roll out', and an NTA spokesperson putting the Greater Dublin capital cost 'of the order of €100m', not finalised.
src-0ec70ecd7b710890NTA release of 21 January 2026 on Indra's Dublin office for the programme: Leap has 'processed over €2.8 billion in payments since 2011'; new validators from 2027, contactless payments from 2028; upgrades of about 240 station gates, 1,000 station validators and more than 2,800 on-bus validators in the Greater Dublin Area.
src-52cb5e522410aed9Report of NTA figures released under Freedom of Information: €35.6m spent on Next Generation Ticketing since 2020, €23.4m of it in 2025; contactless payments due from 2028 and no timeframe for Cork.
src-53de54ec2e89bd95Report of an NTA parliamentary response: more than €30m of a €270m budget spent; the first release (MR1) in late 2027 on fewer than 100 bus, tram and train validators to test the system; MR3 brings in Irish Rail so the 90-minute fare and Leap capping continue; no timeline for national rollout.
src-0ded5b98880abe00NTA announcement of 28 November 2025: debit/credit card and mobile payment on TFI Local Link Tipperary services from 1 December, after a 2023 pilot in Cavan and Monaghan, with all Local Link offices to follow by the end of 2026; Next Generation Ticketing is described as a separate, parallel programme.