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Private Transport         Public Transport           Most public              Barriers to   Loss of            Loss of         It’s getting
                                                                       services require         social        community          community       more difficult to
                                                                       you to buy a             Participation.  connection.      connection      buy tickets in
                                                                       ticket online.                                            when buying     person.
                                                                                                                                 tickets.
           Many paths and
           walkways are not       Buses: a lot of    Fee prices
           wheelchair accessible.  service routes are   are being                                     Impact on
                                  being retired which   increased     Unfamiliar                      mental health.                             Timetables are
                                  means people’s                      transportation                                                             often solely
                                  familiar routes are                 modes can be                                                               online.
                                  being changed.                      difficult to navigate
                                                     Over 65s         for the first time.
                                                     get free
                                                     travel.
                        Rural areas don't have
                        many public transport                                                                                                    Changes in
                        options so a lot of the                                                                                                  timetables can be
                        time you have to drive                                                                                                   made within a few
                        to the bus stop/ train                                                                                                   hours. It's
                        station, etc...                                                                                                          impossible to know
                                                                                                                                                 what is changed
                                                                                                                                                 with out online
                                      Buses are regularly cancelled                                                                              interaction.
                  Trains outside Dublin   with no warning or
                  run a very small    replacements for multiple
                  amount during the   hours leaving people
                  day with 2-4 hours   stranded and vulnerable.
                  between times.
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