Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date by which he expects to publish the underpinning legislation for the proposed transport security force; the expected personnel strength of the Force; the projected cost of the Force each year for the first five years; the location where the force will be headquartered; and the date by which he expects the force to be operational. [4689/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Anti-social behaviour is a broad societal issue, to which public transport is unfortunately not immune, and it is those passengers and staff who regularly use and work within our public transport network who are most directly impacted by any safety or security incidents that may occur on the network.

I can confirm that the commitment under the Programme for Government to ‘create a Transport Security Force under the NTA, which would operate and have similar powers to Airport Police and Customs Officers’, is under active evaluation by my Department, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority, and we will continue to work with all stakeholders to provide safe, sustainable public transport for all.

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role of his Department in progressing the proposal within the Programme for Government to create a transport security force under the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4701/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Anti-social behaviour is a broad societal issue, to which public transport is unfortunately not immune, and it is those passengers and staff who regularly use and work within our public transport network who are most directly impacted by any safety or security incidents that may occur on the network.

I can confirm that the commitment under the Programme for Government to ‘create a Transport Security Force under the NTA, which would operate and have similar powers to Airport Police and Customs Officers’, is under active evaluation by my Department, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority, and we will continue to work with all stakeholders to provide safe, sustainable public transport for all.