Cllr Pender also questioned the lack of investment into services as prices rise.
A Kildare councillor has described the new public transport price rise as a blow to local people.
Speaking on Kildare Today, Social Democrats Councillor for Kildare-Newbridge MD, Chris Pender says it will have an effect on local people:
"We have so many people travelling in from areas using Local Link services, to get to a train to then get to work, so they're getting a 15 per cent increase on the Local Link fare and a 15 per cent increase on their train fare, among everything else that is happening.
He also highlighted that Newbridge commuters are being asked to pay around 15% more for public transport, 17 months after finally getting a "fairer" fare structure.
"This is the first significant increase since 2018 for a lot of places, but Newbridge has only been reduced, but two years after that [reduction] we're seeing an increase."
Cllr Pender also questioned the lack of investment into services as prices rise:
"Monasterevan was reopened in 2021, we had a car park increase in Kildare town, but commuters in south Kildare are being asked to pay even more for services they haven't seen upgraded in over 20 years."
Also speaking on the show was Fianna Fáil Senator for Dublin Fingal West Lorraine Clifford-Lee, who has called on the NTA to appear before the Oireachtas Transport Committee regarding the fare increases.
She described the increase as "concerning" because "we don't know why it's happening".
"We don't know why it's ahppening, is it to invest in the network or to cover everyday costs.
"There are new areas that aren't even being serviced by public transport in north Dublin and in Kildare as well, it's unclear if we're going to get the services or if the costs are just going to be absorbed."
The full interview can be heard below:
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