The way things are going with the scheme it wouldn't surprise me if the CIE group set the rules themselves and basically refuse to accept anything other than the new pass from say 1st March 2015
The CIE group has no contract with the DSP so the conditions under which the scheme works are not enshrined in any legal document.
Its in everyone's interests as for Dublin area the pass can be used as tag on/off on Irish Rail thus no need to queue for tickets. Bus Eireann in time will have the hardware on every bus to scan the cards also
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