Our cities are clogged up with traffic jams while rural areas lack public transport connections. Bus fares are expensive and buses are not frequent enough. People Before Profit want to:

• Move to a policy of free public transport to get people out of cars, improve air quality and reduce emissions.

• Increase the bus fleet in both Dublin and Bus Éireann and expand the rail network. Stop any attempts to privatise this essential service.

• Create proper cycle ways in cities by dividing wide footpaths where there is less footfall.

• Develop greenways and national cycle routes to encourage more activity.

• Begin immediate monitoring of air quality in cities. Almost 1,500 people die each year because of poor air quality. We will retrofit diesel buses, fully implement Euro 6 standards and establish fully independent testing of vehicles for air quality.

• Create a public, not-for-profit car insurance company. Car insurance costs are too high. We will create a public company modelled on the Manitoba system in Canada to provide cheap car insurance. We will include special rates for taxi drivers.

• Make sure there are enough sites to charge electric cars.