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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that students at the King’s Inn have been excluded from the student Leap card scheme despite having been eligible in previous years and despite students in similar institutions such as the Law Society being eligible; the reasons for their exclusion; if he will ensure that students at the King’s Inn are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (9 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the use of online bidding platforms and countdown clocks in house sales; his views on whether they are a positive innovation in the housing market; if he will seek to ban or regulate their use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54528/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: No, it is the market.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I thank the guests for coming in and giving us the benefit of their expertise. I will start with something that Mr. Cooke said. In his opening statement, he said, "The single biggest contribution [a motorist] can make to help Ireland to achieve its climate targets is to switch to an EV." That is a fundamentally incorrect statement. Clearly, the single biggest thing that someone can do to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I will let Mr. Cooke come in shortly. The failure to grasp that point is at the heart of why we are here and why we have failed so drastically to reduce our transport emissions. We have to see a 50% reduction in the number of car journeys we take. We cannot just say that the status quo can continue and that simply switching to electric vehicles is going to sort us out and on its own reduce...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: The question remains. What are we doing to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: It is slightly different for freight. I accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I disagree fundamentally. Go on, anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: But not through the importation of electric cars.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I have two quick questions. The first is for the motor industry. We heard from a lot of speakers about incentives and promoting EV sales. I acknowledge that there is a constituency out there that has to drive. If more people take public transport, there will be more room on the roads for people who have to drive, but a lot of the EVs being sold now are huge, heavy SUVs with significant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: The move has been towards car growth over the past decade or two.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: There are fixes for that. You can get car seats for the full back seat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I have one last question for the NTA. One of the challenges the NTA has put down is public acceptance and buy-in to change. On a constituency level, it just feels like more public engagement is required when it comes to the welcome changes we are making to our bus routes via BusConnects and things like that. I cannot tell you the amount of time my office spends explaining the changes in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail plans to have a new 10 a.m. Monday to Saturday Dublin Heuston to Westport train service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53604/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of each category of tickets that Irish Rail sold for Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53605/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 104. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of the new wheelchair accessible DART carriages that will be in service with effect from early 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail plans to have undercover ticket inspectors onboard intercity rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53607/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I thank all the witnesses for coming in and giving us the benefit of their knowledge. As they will be aware, over recent weeks we have been discussing the method by which we are going to be calculating our carbon emissions and that the Climate Change Advisory Council is proposing to move from a Paris test, which we have used for the past five years, to using a temperature neutrality test for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: Yes.