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Question· writtenPQ 252asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
252. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the ongoing expansion of average-speed and static safety cameras on the national road network; the number of additional cameras planned, their expected deployment timeframe; and the consideration being given to further expansion on high-risk routes. [69561/26]
Question· writtenPQ 251asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
251. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the National Vehicle and Driver File, Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2026; the remaining steps required before its enactment; and the timeframe within which he expects the Bill to be enacted. . [69562/26]
Question· writtenPQ 250asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
250. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport his plans to engage with TII for the purpose of extending Luas operating hours past midnight, and introducing a permanent late-night Luas service. [69626/26]
Question· writtenPQ 249asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
249. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether he plans to engage with TII and NTA for the purpose of introducing efficient routes for essential night bus services from the City Centre to areas of Dublin Rathdown constituency, including Dundrum, Stillorgan, and Ballyogan, so that late-night workers have safe and reliable public transport after work. [69627/26]
Question· writtenPQ 248asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
248. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport when the independent appeals process will be in place for applicants who have been refused payment under the road transport support scheme. [69710/26]
Question· writtenPQ 247asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
247. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to reduce toll costs or implement a refund scheme for students commuting to universities via driving on motorways. [69541/26]
Question· writtenPQ 246asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
246. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to improve public transport links for third level students travelling from the Erris region of County Mayo to major education centres including Galway and Limerick; whether the National Transport Authority has assessed the impact of the absence of direct services from Belmullet and the wider Erris area; whether consideration is being given to introducing dedicated weekend student services during the academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69548/26]
Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
245. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether he will request the National Transport Authority to examine the feasibility of restoring or establishing direct weekend bus services from Belmullet and the wider Erris region to Galway, Limerick, Sligo and Dublin for third-level students, having regard to the lengthy journey times currently required, the limited transport alternatives available, and the need to ensure equal access to higher education for students living in remote rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69549/26]
Question· writtenPQ 244asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
244. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Transport to review and increase the winter maintenance funding allocation provided to County Councils across Ireland, in order to ensure that the allocation adequately reflects the actual costs incurred by local authorities in delivering winter road maintenance services; to outline the current funding allocation provided to both Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council for winter maintenance and the basis on which this allocation is calculated; and to confirm whether additional funding will be made available to address any shortfall between the allocation and the actual costs. [69507/26]
Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
243. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has considered establishing a dedicated funding stream for border roads, recognising the strategic importance and additional pressures placed on roads connecting counties Cavan and Monaghan with Northern Ireland; and to provide details of the plans to increase funding for the maintenance and improvement of these roads. [69505/26]
Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
242. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date in the delivery of the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme under the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy, in particular increasing train capacity for peak Midleton to City Centre services in view of growing commuter demand and overcrowding issues. [69497/26]
Question· writtenPQ 241asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
241. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is aware of difficulties reportedly experienced by Irish motor insurance policyholders seeking to temporarily add visiting non-EU licence holders as named drivers, including cases where insurer systems are unable to process foreign driving-licence numbers or international driving permits; and whether all insurers are expected to have arrangements to record and validate the licence number or other unique identifier of a foreign licence holder for the purposes of the Irish Motor Insurance Database. [69481/26]
Question· writtenPQ 240asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
240. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding the new N8 Bus Service; and when this service is scheduled to commence. [69456/26]
Question· writtenPQ 239asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
239. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the average number of daily passengers on Dublin Bus Route H1, by day of week for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [69453/26]
Question· writtenPQ 238asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
238. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the annual revenue raised by Dublin Bus Route 15 in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [69455/26]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
118. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the policy for the number of car parking spaces to be delivered in new housing developments; if current public transport connectivity is taken into account or if it based on future routes; to outline the options for people who do not have a car parking space included in their accommodation; and if the current policy is being reviewed. [69354/26]
Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
81. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the countries with which the State has reciprocal recognition of drivers licenses for the purposes of exchange, which her Department has provided assistance to the Department of Transport regarding; and the countries for with which they are currently providing assistance with a view to securing same. [69298/26]
Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
59. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the support she has provided the Department of Transport regarding the programme for Government commitment to work to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia and Canada. [69290/26]
Record· Divisionvote_211carried
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
Question put: : "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"
Record· Divisionvote_210carried
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
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Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
117. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider introducing a permanent weekly cost of disability payment to assist people with disabilities in meeting unavoidable additional costs, including therapies, supplements, transport and specialist footwear. [69234/26]
Question· writtenPQ 103asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
103. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes currently delayed due to infrastructure deficits, including water, wastewater, transport and electricity constraints; the location of the affected developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69316/26]
Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
24. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport in the event of additional funding being allocated to Local Authorities in the course of the year for the non-national road network, if such additional funding could be left to the discretion of each Local Authority regarding the specific works to be undertaken. [69372/26]
Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
23. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the work his Department is doing to establish a dedicated transport police. [69267/26]
Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
22. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider adding an additional carriage on the M3 Parkway commuter train route service at peak times. [69136/26]
Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
21. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to ringfencing the funding required to progress the Four North rail capacity enhancement project through its statutory processes, including detailed design, environmental assessment, public consultation, and preparation of a Railway Order; in view of the AllIreland Strategic Rail Review identifying the Connolly–Malahide section of the Northern Line as a critical longterm capacity constraint that must be addressed before any meaningful improvements in service frequency or peak capacity can be delivered under DART+ North. [69116/26]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
20. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport when a grant be provided to a haulage operator (details supplied). [69044/26]
Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
19. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the funding allocation provided to date for the development of the DART+ depot in Drogheda; if this funding allocation has been amended in 2026; and the impact of any funding changes on functionality improvements for DART+ Coastal North. [69025/26]
Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
157. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to increase funding and capacity for specialist disability services, including community physiotherapy and targeted transport supports for patients attending hospital appointments. [69236/26]
Question· writtenPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
77. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department via Bus Éireann is responsible for the allocation of school bus tickets for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69376/26]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
76. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children that have not received a school bus place for the current school term in North Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69373/26]
Question· writtenPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
74. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is responsible for the allocation of school bus tickets for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69378/26]
Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
61. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of reps submitted to Bus Éireann school transport via the designated public reps line (details supplied) in 2026; the number of responses issued by BÉ via this reps line in 2026; and the average response time for reps submitted via this contact line. [69132/26]
Question· writtenPQ 825asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
825. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients travelling from county Longford to a hospital (details supplied) for appointments weekly in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and the cost to the HSE of such transport annually. [68788/26]
Question· writtenPQ 767asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of inter-hospital and patient transports carried out by private ambulance providers on behalf of the Health Service Executive in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of these that arose because National Ambulance Service resources were unavailable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68478/26]
Question· writtenPQ 765asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national policy governs specifically when a hospital should engage a private ambulance provider in place of the National Ambulance Service, as distinct from the general 2011 non-ambulance patient transport policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68480/26]
Question· writtenPQ 518asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
518. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that the design of the Cost of Disability payment recognises the additional transport and service-access costs experienced by people with disabilities living in rural areas, such as County Meath. [68702/26]
Question· writtenPQ 446asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
446. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will extend a post primary school transport route to collect a student (details supplied) who is attending a special class from her house. [68975/26]
Question· writtenPQ 425asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
425. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the recommencement of a school transport route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68219/26]
Question· writtenPQ 423asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
423. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review an application for school transport for a student (details supplied). [68271/26]
Question· writtenPQ 421asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
421. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide guidance to a parent who cannot secure a school place for their child in their new locality and has exhausted all application possibilities (details supplied); and to outline all options available to the family for assistance, including transport options, if any. [68852/26]
Question· writtenPQ 418asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
418. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 65399/26 whether her Department has carried out or will carry out an assessment of the average cost incurred by families in preparing a child to return to primary and post primary school, including books, devices, voluntary contributions and transport, given that such costs are a matter for her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68782/26]
Question· writtenPQ 417asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
417. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 65106/26 of 16 September 2026, the rationale for the difference in the level of fuel support provided to private bus operators under the road transporters support scheme and that provided to operators contracted to provide school transport services through Bus Éireann (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68786/26]
Question· writtenPQ 411asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
411. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a county by county breakdown of the number of pupils availing of the school transport scheme for primary, secondary and special schools, in tabular form. [68687/26]
Question· writtenPQ 332asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
332. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will designate the TEN-T Priority Improvement Project Donegal as a critical infrastructure project, as requested by Donegal County Council. [68034/26]
Question· writtenPQ 284asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
284. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether local authorities can issue fines for failure to display a tax disc. [68514/26]
Question· writtenPQ 283asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
283. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed progress report on connecting the train station and bus station in Killarney, County Kerry; and will he make a statement on the matter. [68231/26]
Question· writtenPQ 282asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
282. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an anticipated timeline for the progression of the National Vehicle and Driver File, Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2026; and when he expects the Bill to be enacted. [68484/26]
Question· writtenPQ 281asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
281. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on the National Safety Camera Strategy and the rollout of additional traffic enforcement cameras; the timeline for delivery of the camera enforcement programme being developed by the National Transport Authority with An Garda Síochána and Transport Infrastructure Ireland; the status of the procurement of a Camera Enforcement Subject Matter Expert; and the expected commencement date for the operation of new camera based enforcement measures. [68469/26]
Question· writtenPQ 280asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2026
280. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport to contact the people involved who approved a 15% in public transport to reconsider the decision and to reverse this increase in view of the impact this is having on the cost of living and the inevitable situation where more people will be forced to go back into cars on the road because of the cost of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68464/26]