This from Press release:
"A New Era In All Island Travel About To Begin As Seamless All-Ireland Free Scheme Is Launched
A Historic New All-Ireland Free Travel Scheme Will Commence From Monday, 2nd April 2007.
The scheme will herald a new era in seamless free all-island, North and South, travel opportunities for tens of thousands of older people in every part of Ireland.
The announcement of the commencement of the new scheme in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland was made today at Connolly Railway Station in Dublin by An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD, Minister for Social Affairs, Seamus Brennan TD and David Cairns MP, Northern Ireland Transport Minister.
The current Cross-Border Travel Service allows users to travel from a point in one jurisdiction to a point in the other jurisdiction. The new scheme will allow seniors (those aged 66 and over) resident in the Republic of Ireland to travel free of charge on all bus and rail services in Northern Ireland. Likewise, seniors (over 65) in Northern Ireland will travel free on bus, rail, air and ferry services participating in the Free Travel scheme in the Republic of Ireland. ...
....and some more....
....Under the new scheme, travel in the Republic will be facilitated by Northern customers using their current Senior Smartpass as a flash-pass. Customers from the Republic wishing to avail of the free travel concession in the North will require a similar electronic Senior Smartpass and this can be obtained through applying to the Department of Social and Family Affairs (DSFA).
The application process will involve customers submitting application forms and having photographs authenticated at their nearest DSFA local office. The documentation will then be forwarded direct to the card producing company for the issue of a Smartpass to the customer. Details of the applications process will be given in advertisements in the national and regional media over the coming days."
"A New Era In All Island Travel About To Begin As Seamless All-Ireland Free Scheme Is Launched
A Historic New All-Ireland Free Travel Scheme Will Commence From Monday, 2nd April 2007.
The scheme will herald a new era in seamless free all-island, North and South, travel opportunities for tens of thousands of older people in every part of Ireland.
The announcement of the commencement of the new scheme in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland was made today at Connolly Railway Station in Dublin by An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern TD, Minister for Social Affairs, Seamus Brennan TD and David Cairns MP, Northern Ireland Transport Minister.
The current Cross-Border Travel Service allows users to travel from a point in one jurisdiction to a point in the other jurisdiction. The new scheme will allow seniors (those aged 66 and over) resident in the Republic of Ireland to travel free of charge on all bus and rail services in Northern Ireland. Likewise, seniors (over 65) in Northern Ireland will travel free on bus, rail, air and ferry services participating in the Free Travel scheme in the Republic of Ireland. ...
....and some more....
....Under the new scheme, travel in the Republic will be facilitated by Northern customers using their current Senior Smartpass as a flash-pass. Customers from the Republic wishing to avail of the free travel concession in the North will require a similar electronic Senior Smartpass and this can be obtained through applying to the Department of Social and Family Affairs (DSFA).
The application process will involve customers submitting application forms and having photographs authenticated at their nearest DSFA local office. The documentation will then be forwarded direct to the card producing company for the issue of a Smartpass to the customer. Details of the applications process will be given in advertisements in the national and regional media over the coming days."