Ireland's State of the Environment Report 2024

285 Chapter 11: Environment and Transport Public transport 1 Estimates for 2023 based on preliminary figures from NTA. Figure 11.5 illustrates public transport passenger trips from 2010 to 2022. The preliminary figures for 2023 show that more than 308 million passenger journeys were made by public transport, marking a 24% rise in passenger numbers compared with the year before, and a 5% increase beyond the record previously set in 2019 (NTA, 2024). Bus services consistently account for the largest share of journeys each year, with rail and Luas representing smaller shares. Figure 11.5  Number of passenger journeys by public transport, 2010-2022 ˜ Bus ˜ Rail ˜ Light rail 2022 2021 2020 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Year 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Public Transport Passenger Trips (millions) Source of data: NTA, 2023b 1