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Question· writtenPQ 337asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
337. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of Iarnród Éireann’s confirmation that the Galway-Limerick service is already operating ‘at capacity’, and given that both the Galway-Limerick and Galway-Dublin services are currently constrained by the single-track bottleneck between Galway Ceannt and Athenry, if he intends to fund the full double-tracking scheme on this section; if not, the specific additional capacity measures that will be implemented to avoid reductions or pathing displacement of these existing services when the Western Rail Corridor services are introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71262/25]
Question· writtenPQ 336asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
336. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the effect the delayed timeline for the procurement for DART+ South West announced in the sectoral plan for transport will have on the procurement for DART+ West noting that two pre-qualification questionnaires for design and build single supplier frameworks for the entire DART+ project were advertised in May 2025. [71195/25]
Question· writtenPQ 335asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
335. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if Government approval is required to serve notices to treat for the DART+ South West project under the infrastructure guidelines. [71194/25]
Question· writtenPQ 334asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
334. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his plans to serve notices to treat for the DART+ South West project before the end of the 18 month deadline. [71193/25]
Question· writtenPQ 333asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
333. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the oversight mechanisms in place to verify that tram operators comply with all relevant road traffic, licensing, and insurance requirements when trams operate on public roads; if the Department has carried out any compliance audits of tram operations in the past five years; and any legislative or regulatory changes under review to ensure the legal status and safety framework for tram operations are fully aligned with State law. [71190/25]
Question· writtenPQ 332asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
332. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the Department’s assessment of the extent to which tram drivers operate under their private driving licences when a tram is driven on a public road; the Department’s evaluation of the insurance and indemnity arrangements in place for tram operations transporting large passenger volumes; and the current post-collision procedures issued to tram drivers align with obligations under the Road Traffic Acts regarding reporting and remaining at the scene. [71189/25]
Question· writtenPQ 331asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the statutory basis under road traffic legislation for the authorisation described by operators as a “tram licence”; to confirm whether this authorisation constitutes a recognised driving licence category under the Road Traffic Act 1961 and associated regulations; and the Department’s position on whether tram drivers operating on public roads fall within the definition of persons carrying passengers for reward for the purposes of PSV licensing requirements. [71188/25]
Question· writtenPQ 330asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
330. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the establishment of the transport security force. [71121/25]
Question· writtenPQ 329asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
329. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take to increase the number of direct flights from Ireland to Canada. [71093/25]
Question· writtenPQ 328asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
328. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport when his Department will commence the development of the next Rural Ireland Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71032/25]
Question· writtenPQ 327asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
327. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of all routes planned for County Galway in the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71031/25]
Question· writtenPQ 326asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
326. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the new Local Link routes that have commenced to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71030/25]
Question· writtenPQ 325asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
325. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the implementation of a new bus network for Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71029/25]
Question· writtenPQ 324asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
324. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for the delay of the DART+ South West project; if there is flexibility in bringing forward the timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71017/25]
Question· writtenPQ 323asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
323. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if any of the 185 new carriages ordered for the greater Dublin area, due to enter service from Q2 2027 onwards, will be allocated to services operating in Kildare North, specifically on the Maynooth line, Longford line, Hazelhatch–Celbridge, Sallins and Naas, and Kilcock routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70987/25]
Question· writtenPQ 322asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
322. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address concerns raised therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70932/25]
Question· writtenPQ 321asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
321. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a situation (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70929/25]
Question· writtenPQ 320asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
320. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider increasing funding for safety improvement schemes in Sligo in order that Sligo County Council can address the safety needs of the county. [70923/25]
Question· writtenPQ 319asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
319. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport in relation to vehicles hired by equipment hire companies, if there is any obligation that those vehicles are registered in Ireland, taxed in Ireland and subject to Irish regulations and standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70914/25]
Question· writtenPQ 318asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
318. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there is any requirement or monitoring whether the vehicles used by roads and other construction companies are registered in Ireland and conform to European standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70913/25]
Question· writtenPQ 317asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
317. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the timeline in which the taxi regulations will be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70912/25]
Question· writtenPQ 316asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
316. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to immediately address the extremely dangerous lags on the R-559 Cill Fhiontain, the Long Road, Slea Head Drive, Dingle, County Kerry and resurface this strategic road in west Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70895/25]
Question· writtenPQ 315asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
315. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of court notifications received by the District Court in each of the years since 2022, of drivers convicted of penalty point offences; the number of penalty points attached to each conviction; the number of notifications that included a valid driver number; the number of convictions that could not be matched to the driver to apply the penalty points to their driving licence record on the NVDF; the number whereby a separate record file had to be created by his Department in order to keep a record of unmatched drivers with penalty point offences. [70881/25]
Question· writtenPQ 314asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
314. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the absence of reciprocal driving licensing agreements between Ireland, America and Canada (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70877/25]
Question· writtenPQ 313asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
313. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department, and agencies under the Department’s remit, purchase data on the habits and activities of social media users and other platforms; if so, the reasons for purchasing such data; the amount spent in 2024 and 2025 year to date on such expenditure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70874/25]
Question· writtenPQ 312asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
312. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport following the recent publication of the Accelerating Infrastructure - Report and Action Plan, if he or his Department will be allocated additional resources to expediate the delivery of large scale transport infrastructure projects, such as the Metrolink and the Finglas Luas extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70788/25]
Question· writtenPQ 311asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
311. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the status of Ireland’s implementation of the EU secure repair and maintenance information SERMI framework under regulation EU 2018/858; the legislative changes required to allow a national conformity assessment body to receive Garda vetting results for the certification of independent repairers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71216/25]
Question· writtenPQ 310asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
310. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the dates on which his Department received correspondence from or met with a company (details supplied) or its representatives since March 2025; and the subject of any such correspondence and/or meeting, in tabular form. [71200/25]
Question· writtenPQ 309asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
309. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the dates on which his Department sent correspondence to or met with Commissioner McGrath or the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers since March 2025; and the subject of any such correspondence and/or meeting, in tabular form. [71197/25]
Question· writtenPQ 308asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
308. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the supports his Department will make available to complete the Gorey to Courtown footpath in County Wexford, including a footbridge over the Ounavarra River; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71092/25]
Question· writtenPQ 253asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
253. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the role his Department will play to ensure that there are enough construction workers with the necessary skills to balance the competing priorities of building the Metrolink without placing housing targets at risk, which will require the construction of houses as well the building out the electricity grid and wastewater infrastructure; if he has met with the Ministers of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage or Transport to discuss this; if he has met with the Taoiseach to discuss this; the plans and/or targets that have been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67796/25]
Question· writtenPQ 174asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
174. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to implement the recommendation of the review on school transport to enable an additional 100,000 students to be carried on the school transport scheme by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69895/25]
Question· writtenPQ 145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
145. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will conduct a review of school transport routes in rural parts of Cork county, particularly in areas such as Duhallow and Muskerry, where students continue to be left without concessionary tickets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69159/25]
Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
38. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which rural counties will be prioritised under the new infrastructure framework, particularly in relation to transport links, enterprise development and investment in public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70414/25]
Question· writtenPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
9. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the specific legal and regulatory reforms being implemented under the recently published Accelerating Infrastructure Action Plan; the timeline for when these measures, such as changes to judicial review processes and planning exemptions will take effect to reduce delays in housing, energy, and transport projects. [70377/25]
Question· writtenPQ 309asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
309. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if her Department and HSE would consider working with or partnering with commercial shared-mobility operators as a means of expanding shared transport options for public-sector employees, including for work trips; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70511/25]
Question· writtenPQ 308asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
308. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the efforts underway to promote shared mobility transport options for HSE staff and other health service employees, including initiatives to reduce reliance on private vehicles for commuting and work-related travel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70510/25]
Question· writtenPQ 192asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
192. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reviewing the school transport arrangements serving schools in County Louth (details supplied); if she will examine the feasibility of a coordinated transport system to reduce congestion and emissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70542/25]
Question· writtenPQ 191asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
191. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the eligibility criteria for the school transport scheme for primary school pupils, particularly for those living approximately 4.8 km from their nearest school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70541/25]
Question· writtenPQ 188asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
188. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will publish the statement of account for school transport expenditure for the past number of years (details supplied) and if she will make these statements accessible again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70496/25]
Question· writtenPQ 159asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
159. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport how the Government’s investment in BusConnects orbital bus corridors and the Luas 2050 vision for orbital light rail will complement or substitute for the proposed orbital road in addressing congestion and connectivity challenges in the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70734/25]
Question· writtenPQ 158asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
158. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an updated delivery timeline and confirm whether any interim corridor protection or preparatory work is underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70733/25]
Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
157. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if contingency plans are in place to ensure that passengers, particularly elderly commuters, are not left stranded when scheduled Local Link services do not operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70732/25]
Question· writtenPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
156. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the contractual obligations in place for the operator of the 195 Local Link service; the enforcement measures available to the National Transport Authority in cases of repeated service failures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70731/25]
Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
155. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on the operator of the 195 Local Link service operating between Ashbourne and Balbriggan; for an update on the performance of this service; if his Department has received reports of delays and service failures since the summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70730/25]
Question· writtenPQ 154asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
154. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to integrate health impact assessments, including air quality and emissions monitoring, into congestion management strategies for the M50 and other major routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70729/25]
Question· writtenPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
153. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the recent safety assessments, audits, or reviews, including road safety audits or network-wide assessments, that have been commissioned by Transport Infrastructure Ireland or his Department on the M50 and the Dublin port tunnel; whether these assessments incorporated crash statistics, capacity projections, or safety performance measures over the last five years; if he will publish the results, and outline any corrective actions that have been mandated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70728/25]
Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
152. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the recent safety audits, reviews, or assessments that have been carried out on the M50 and Dublin port tunnel by Transport Infrastructure Ireland or his Department; if these assessments included analysis of collision data, capacity constraints, and emergency response performance; if he will publish the findings and outline any measures being implemented to address identified safety risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70727/25]
Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
151. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the greater Dublin area orbital road project, as outlined in the GDA Transport Strategy 2022–2042; whether the Government remains committed to delivering this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70700/25]
Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2025
150. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the total toll revenue collected from the M50 and Dublin port tunnel in each of the past three years; if he will provide a breakdown of how this revenue has been allocated, including any ring-fenced funding for congestion relief, public transport improvements, or health and air-quality monitoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70699/25]