Areas In Wicklow With New BusConnects Routes See 48% Jump In Passenger Numbers

However, it will be 2028 before contactless payments are available on buses.

The latest progress report on BusConnects Dublin shows while punctuality has got better, there's still significant room for improvement.

When it comes to ghost buses - or scheduled services that fail to turn up - lost kilometres have dropped by 64% on routes implemented as part of the network redesign.

While a new ticketing system, that will allow contactless payments, is now in the design phase and will take 3 years to deliver.

Nine 24-hour routes have so far been launched, while the new 90-minute fare was used almost 30 million times last year.