I agree, from a technical perspective integrated fares should just be a software upgrade once the hardware, infrastructure and processes are in place.
But moving Dublin to an integrarted fares system is about having a single entity which will set fares and zonal structures (for season tickets). Does the RPA (or DTA??
) have this authority?
I can see this turning into a total mess, different charges if you are travelling on a bus, or train or Luas... a myriad of ticket types etc etc
Can't help think this could have been a lot easier if they had of got the fares right first, then moved to smart cards.