Athlone is one of the towns to benefit from new or enhanced bus routes.
Ten counties will benefit from new or enhanced bus routes around towns and villages.
For example, Limerick will be connected to Ballybunion, Mitchelstown, Scariff and Cashel.
More services will be available in areas like Athlone, Trim, Longford and Dundalk too.
Junior Transport Minister, Hildegarde Naughten, says this will be huge for workers and students: