Tendai Madondo of the green party lives in Tallaght, a town located south west of Dublin, Ireland

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Tax Saver commuter ticket.
Tendai Madondo. Wednesday, 4 March 2009.

The TaxSaver Commuter Ticket Scheme was established in Ireland in 2000 as an incentive for workers in some parts of the country to use public transport. You can avail of public transport commuter tickets if you are travelling for work by public transport bus or rail. The scheme is not confined to State-owned forms of public transport and can include private operators if they are approved transport providers.

In June, 2004 the Scheme was extended to include LUAS services. Since January 2004 the Scheme has also applied where a pass/ticket covers more than one operator (for example, an integrated ticket covering LUAS and Dublin Bus services).

This incentive is seen as a positive way to encourage more people to avail of public transport in Ireland and to reduce traffic congestion. The employers and employees participating in the scheme sign a contract with each other agreeing to participate. The employer then applies, for example, to Iarnród Éireann and/or Dublin Bus for commuter tickets for employees who have chosen to take part.

The TaxSaver scheme is operated by Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann and approved transport providers in conjunction with the Revenue Commissioners. The scheme involves employers providing employees (including company directors) with bus and rail commuter tickets while saving on employer PRSI payments. Employees participating in the scheme benefit from reduced tax and PRSI payments. Bus Éireann provides a similar scheme called the Employer Travel Pass Programme.

Employees receive tickets either as part of their salary package (salary sacrifice), in lieu of an annual cash bonus, or as a benefit-in-kind. Savings arise because tickets are not subject to tax or PRSI. Employees only have to pay tax and PRSI on the \"money\" portion of their salary. Employer PRSI is also calculated on the \"money\" portion of the employee's salary.

According to Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann, employers can achieve PRSI savings of up to 10.75% and employees can save up to 47% of travel costs as a result of tax and PRSI savings by participating in the TaxSaver commuter scheme.

Rules EligibilityAll employees (including company directors) of companies that choose to participate in the TaxSaver scheme are eligible to take part, as long as the commuter tickets are applied for and provided by the employer.

Contract between employer and employeeEmployees who wish to take part in the TaxSaver scheme first select the ticket type best suited to their needs.

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Tendai Madondo (Nee Mandingwa) has lived in Tallaght, a town located south west of Dublin, Ireland since 2002 and has witnessed the amazing demographic growth and infrastructural development. Tendai is married to Farai and lives with her two girls Tatenda, Britney and younger sister Ravie. Her husband Farai works in Tallaght and her girls attend local schools in the locality.

Tendai once worked for Tallaght Partnership as a consultant on the migrant workers project then subsequently worked for Tallaght hospital before joining Cairde as a Development Officer. She established a women’s group in collaboration with Tallaght Intercultural Action where she continues to be an active member. She is also a member of Tallazens.

Tendai in Afghanistan 2007.

There is no doubt that the face of Tallaght has significantly transformed into being a rainbow place with hundreds of migrant families living and working there. However, a lot remains to be done to ensure that

children – who are the future generations are adequately educated,
child care services adequately cater for the local families,
disabled and elderly people have quality care and support,
our infrastructure matches the local growth and that
Tallaght is an all inclusive community.

This website site is dedicated to highlighting the work of Tendai Madondo, born in Zimbabwe and now living in Ireland. We hope you will find it informative and enspiring especialy her dedication to community work and to helping those members of our communities that are marginalised.