There are calls for Ireland to follow London's lead and make buses free to use.
It's been introduced in England's capital as part of attempts to protect bus drivers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Twenty London bus drivers have so far lost their lives from the virus.
While passengers can only board through the middle doors, in order to keep their distance.
The new measures came into force yesterday.
Dermot O'Leary, General Secretary of the National Bus and Rail Union, is in favour of free fares;
"In terms of Dublin Bus, for example, and the city routes in Bus Éireann, the National Transport Authority have a role to play here.
"They've contracts with the companies, and we've been calling on the NTA - and indeed politicians have - over the last number of weeks to make a decision similar to the one in London."
But he says a decision hasn't been forthcoming yet.
Dermot O'Leary says the big focus needs to be on the next few weeks when some sort of normality returns.
He says less people will be using buses and trains and a conversation needs to be had on how transport is going to be reconfigured.
