Written answers
				Tuesday, 18 February 2025
  				
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
				 
  - Coast Guard Service 
 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made to date regarding the procurement of a new site to construct a fit-for-purpose Coastguard station in...
- Bus Services 
 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position on Transport for Ireland's roll out in Cork and in particular the bus service routes 233, 257 and 240; and if he...
- Taxi Regulations 
 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the ten-year rule for 2015 taxi vehicles; and if he will make a...
- Road Projects 
 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the concerns regarding the condition of a road (details supplied); what measures he is planning to take to address...
- Rail Network 
 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on progress on the Luas-to-Lucan project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5562/25]
- Road Projects 
 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the development of a grade-separated junction between Palmerstown village and Kennelsfort Road in Palmerstown. [5563/25]
- Departmental Funding 
 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of...
- Noise Pollution 
 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding noise level limits for car exhausts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5665/25]
- Coast Guard Service 
 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the operational staffing levels for each coastguard station in Ireland; the vacancies for each role in each of those...
- Local Authorities 
 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will increase the funding available to local authorities for investment under the 2025 community involvement scheme and...
- Rail Network 
 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers carried by Iarnród Éireann on the Ennis-Limerick-Ennis and Ennis-Galway-Ennis services during 2023 and...
- Electric Vehicles 
 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of investment in additional national electric vehicle infrastructure strategy in County Clare in 2025; and the location of...
- Driver Test 
 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to inordinate delays for driving tests in Cork, with people waiting since October 2024 for the...
- Bus Éireann 
 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to take into consideration the big demand for and interest in a new bus route in County Kerry by providing a bus service from Beaufort...
- Rail Network 
 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of delayed train services into and out of Mallow train station and Kent station in each of the past 12 weeks, in tabular form....
- Taxi Regulations 
 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is expected that the Programme for Government commitment to extend the ten-year age limit by one year for taxis registered in...
- Departmental Staff 
 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and...
- Bus Services 
 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of local-link services operating within County Galway, including the route serviced and the frequency of operation. [5869/25]
- Driver Test 
 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason it is taking so long for a person (details supplied) to receive a date from the RSA for a driving test. [5950/25]
- Road Signage 
 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when road signage will be amended to show the current speed limits on rural roads; the reason this was not done in advance of speed...
- Dublin Airport Authority 
 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans Dublin Airport Authority has to develop an appropriate bus and coach area for users of Dublin Airport that includes fully...
- National Transport Authority 
 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new coach parking areas by location that were funded by the NTA in 2023 and 2024; the number of new coach parking areas...
- Bus Éireann 
 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the Swords to city centre core bus corridor scheme to begin construction, in particular the Swords Road section. [5968/25]
- Rail Network 
 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether Iarnród Éireann will take any necessary steps to facilitate the reopening of the bridge over the railway at Drumnigh,...
- Departmental Schemes 
 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications for the wheelchair-accessible vehicle grant scheme during the January 2025 application opportunity; the number...
- Rail Network 
 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support the case for upgrading the rail line through County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6030/25]
- Driver Licences 
 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6065/25]
- Transport Policy 
 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will implement the proposal for free travel for children under nine years-of age; the way the proposal will be implemented; if...
- Road Projects 
 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the preliminary appraisal received by his Department from Louth County Council in connection with a further phase of the...
- Driver Test 
 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting since November 2024 for a retest; if he will expedite a test for the person; and if he...
- Road Projects 
 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of and the planned schedule for the commencement and completion of the Virginia, County Cavan bypass; and if he will...
- Rail Network 
 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the number of train services on the M3 Parkway to Docklands route at rush hour given it is standing room only on...
- Bus Éireann 
 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the proposed bus route A90 in Kilkenny will begin operation; if Kilmacow will be serviced by this bus route; and if he will make a...
- Road Projects 
 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given a commitment to provide funding for the northern ring road around Kilkenny, as reported by the local media on 29 January...
- Active Travel 
 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand active travel in rural towns, villages and counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6215/25]
- Rail Network 
 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to funding for the Navan Rail project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6216/25]
- Departmental Properties 
 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time...
- Rail Network 
 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Iarnród Éireann expects full resumption of catering services onboard Intercity rail journeys. [6274/25]
- Transport Policy 
 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy; to outline the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Artificial Intelligence 
 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within his Department in 2024 and to date in...
- Bus Éireann 
 250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Airport Hopper bus service; if it has ceased operation; the date on which it will be back in operation; the frequency...
- Bus Services 
 251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided to reinstate the Derry to Dublin airlink as committed to in the Programme for Government. [6391/25]
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