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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: 749. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that 396 farmers have yet to receive their final ACRES payment for 2023; when these payments will be processed; the reason for the continued delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55355/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (14 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: 793. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently on a waiting list with the NCSE for an assessment of needs; the number of children on a waiting list from 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; the average time children spend on a waiting list; the plans to lower the number of children on a waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their statements. I note what they said about the number of bus journeys in the State increasing by 32 million in one year alone and that TFI local services are up 5.8 million in one year alone. That is reflected in Kerry, where the Local Link Kerry has been a very successful public transport model. There were 160,000 journeys there in 2019 but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: It is a question of resourcing in the various local authorities. Is that it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: It is also about prioritising.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank Mr. Creegan. I have another question in relation to town services. Town bus services are being introduced in Carlow town, which has a population of 27,000, Portlaoise with a population of 23,000, Letterkenny and Athlone with a population of 22,000 each, and Mullingar, also with a population of 22,000. Has the NTA got something against Tralee, which has a population of 26,000? I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: Would the NTA have a discussion with the Tralee People's Bus Service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: If the fares go up, will the continued expansion in numbers stop accelerating?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: It is in a more positive direction when fares go down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: Okay. I thank Mr. Creegan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: As Mr. Conway has raised that issue, could he elaborate on the exclusion of his members from the under-nines free fares scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: Is that a policy decision made by the Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: We might include that matter in the recommendation then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: I have one question in relation to emissions. What alternative fuel strategies are Bus Éireann considering for rural bus transport? For the NTA, what is the timeline for moving towards hydrogen or HVO? Will it be learning lessons from Athlone? What are the long-term plans for electrifying the rural bus fleets? The CCTC representatives mentioned making HVO adoption feasible. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: If you are funded or-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: Mr. Kent said it would be within 24 months.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: It will be 2027 when it will all be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: I have a question for all the witnesses. In the recent press briefing, the Minister refused to rule out fare increases. This has already started. For example, the situation has already been reversed for mature students using a Leap Card and attending college in the North. Is that appropriate or should that be kept for students from the North studying down here? In light of this change,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Pa Daly: Will all of Bus Éireann's new town services be electric when it expands into other towns? Will these be zero-emissions buses, when they are starting?