Written answers
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Departmental Data
383. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he has a messaging provider downloaded on his Ministerial phone; to detail any provider downloaded; and if he will make a... - EU Directives
384. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a detailed breakdown of convictions of persons who have exceeded the driving times under the European Union Regulation (EC) No... - Transport Infrastructure Ireland
385. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the Arklow to Shillelagh greenway project (details supplied); if he will provide details on the delay; if he will... - Grant Payments
398. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of... - Driver Test
399. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the waiting times for people to receive their first driving licences after passing the driving test; if he will... - National Car Test
400. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people who have currently been waiting either more than three, six and nine months for an NCT test, in each test centre in... - Driver Licences
402. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people working in the NDLS for each year from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driver Test
405. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average wait time for a driving test per test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41194/25] - Bus Services
406. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the continued delays and cancellations experienced on the S8 bus route; if he will instruct his Department to address... - Rail Network
407. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail owns land on the north side of Drogheda, County Louth, that could be used to establish a new train station serving that... - Public Transport
408. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals, if any there are, to extend services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41361/25] - Road Safety
410. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if phase 2 of the Road Safety Strategy 2025-2027 will include specific measurable targets aimed at reducing road deaths among 16- to... - Public Service Obligation
413. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address issues raised in correspondence (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41413/25] - Departmental Legal Services
416. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often... - Departmental Legal Cases
417. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or... - Departmental Legal Services
418. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration and cost escalation of legal services once... - Dublin Airport Authority
421. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the deployment of counter-drone technology at Dublin Airport, if he will provide data on the number of drones detected and... - Departmental Data
422. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department spent on interpretation services over the past ten years, broken down by service, year, geographical area;... - Electric Vehicles
424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the analyses that his Department conducted on incentivising EV fleets and how flexible charging can be an incentive to benefit companies... - Driver Test
426. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if information requested by the NDLS has been added to the file of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Road Safety Authority
427. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the RSA will expedite a resolution; and if he will make a statement on... - Driver Test
428. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current total service volume of each driving test centre, in tabular form. [41740/25] - Rail Network
430. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for a decision on a request for indoor seating at Navan Road Parkway train station made to the Irish Rail building and... - Air Services
431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the search and rescue helicopter contract agreed between his Department and a private contractor out of Weston... - Driver Test
432. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed new driving test centre in south Dublin; if a site has been identified; and the date it is envisaged the new... - Greenways Provision
433. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Tralee to Listowel Greenway in north Kerry will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41847/25] - Bus Services
434. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Letterkenny bus station in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form;... - Transport Infrastructure Ireland
435. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when 90-minute fares will be rolled out in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41857/25] - Bus Services
438. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of WTE qualified vehicle body repairers employed by Bus Éireann, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [41882/25] - Dublin Airport Authority
440. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if matters in relation to public transport to Dublin Airport will be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Data
441. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of scrambler/quad related injuries-accidents recorded by hospitals; and if this information is not available, if there are... - Driver Test
442. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driving testers moved from testing drivers of articulated lorries, buses and trucks to drivers of cars, each month, in... - Rail Network
443. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to carry out an audit of the train stations along the Maynooth line, to assess whether additional seating will be facilitated under a... - Bus Services
444. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current up-to-date position regarding the Clongriffin to city centre core bus corridor scheme; when this project will move to the... - Rail Network
445. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail will fund brightening the lights along the pedestrian bridge between northbound and southbound platforms at Raheny DART... - Electric Vehicles
446. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will fund the installation of high-speed EV charging points at the west pier of Howth Harbour; and if he will make a... - Driver Test
447. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm whether new testers in driving test centres have increased as promised since June 2025; if they are on schedule with... - Electric Vehicles
452. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the number of EV charging points installed across Wicklow in 2020-2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Bus Services
454. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that has been spent to date in 2025 on the bus corridor project for the N11-M11 road in Wicklow; and if he will make a... - Road Projects
455. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends on progressing the N81 Tallaght to Hollywood crossroad improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Road Tolls
458. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase toll fees on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42094/25] - Transport Costs
459. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to reduce the fares for TFI zone 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42095/25] - Rail Network
460. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for when the DART will run to Wicklow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42096/25] - Bus Services
462. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to increase fines for bus providers who do not meet their contractual obligations and targets, particularly for busses... - Electric Vehicles
464. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Moby e-bikes that have been replaced in Wicklow due to damage or going missing; the cost of this; and if he will make a... - Driver Test
465. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people awaiting a driving test in Cork by driver category in the month of June in 2023, 2024 and 2025. [42155/25] - Road Safety
466. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road deaths in Wicklow between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42218/25] - Departmental Data
467. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has engaged with community and civil society groups in the past six months with regard to the operation of drone... - Aer Lingus
472. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement his Department has had with retired Aer Lingus and DAA workers over cuts to their pension scheme in 2015; his plans to... - Greenways Provision
473. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the completion and opening of the South-East Greenway, in particular the New Ross to Glenmore section and the Slieverue... - Bus Services
474. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position regarding wheelchair accessibility access to all bus services nationally being introduced; and if he will make a... - Driver Test
475. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current wait times for driver tests in Wicklow; the measures he will take to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the... - Bus Services
478. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with the NTA prior to the renewal of a service contract for a company (details supplied) to discuss performance-related... - Departmental Expenditure
479. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in... - Bus Services
481. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the up-to-date position on the implementation of the changes to be rolled out to the 233 bus service; to detail the route and... - Electric Vehicles
485. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position in providing an increased number of eCar public charging points for the mid-Cork region; and if he will make a... - Driver Licences
487. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the absence of reciprocal driving licence agreements between Ireland, America and Canada (details supplied); and if he will... - Consumer Protection
489. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the recommendations contained in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission report “Access to Car... - Departmental Data
490. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline data sharing restrictions in respect of statutory authorities under his Department and, in particular, his views on the... - Rail Network
494. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the provision of rail to south-west Dublin and to Poolbeg are a priority for his Department in the context of the national development... - Road Projects
495. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on road maintenance in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025 by local, regional and national roads, in... - Park-and-Ride Facilities
496. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans the NTA has to increase the number of park and ride facilities within Clare. [42800/25] - National Transport Authority
497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is expected that a new permanent chief executive officer for the National Transport Authority will be appointed. [42801/25] - Driver Test
498. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of learner drivers who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment in June 2025, by driving test centre;... - Legislative Process
500. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work that has been carried out to date by his Department and or the Attorney General to bring a consolidated road traffic Bill to... - Departmental Regulations
502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 8 July 2025, the timeframe for his Department to finalise drafting amendments to the... - Rail Network
503. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the all-island strategic rail review was considered as part of the NDP review; the details of how its recommendations were considered;... - National Development Plan
504. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the NDP review; the criteria his Department will be using to rank projects in order of priority as part of a pipeline for... - EU Regulations
505. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with the EU’s TEN-T regulation requiring a mainline rail link to Dublin... - Rail Network
507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the absence of a mainline rail link to Dublin Airport aligns with Ireland's climate and sustainable transport... - Aviation Industry
508. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work his Department has carried out to ensure Ireland’s aviation sector are meeting the commitments outlined in the Climate... - Grant Payments
509. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on an application for a wheelchair accessible grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driver Test
510. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate an inspection carried out at a testing centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Legislative Measures
511. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in enacting legislation to regulate horse drawn carriages in Dublin city centre. [42946/25] - Bus Services
512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus shelters that have been sanctioned for delivery in Limerick city in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number installed; the... - Driver Test
513. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that have been taken to address the increasing wait times for driving tests specifically for the centres servicing the... - Rail Network
514. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the capital allocation, costs, and timeline for the implementation of the Poolbeg Luas extension in the context... - Departmental Data
516. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the one new actions due and the 13 legacy actions due as outlined in the q1 2025 progress report (details... - Bus Services
517. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the planned Mullingar town bus service. [43017/25] - Road Projects
518. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on all national and regional roads projects as outlined in the 2021-2030 NDP; the breakdown of progress to date; to... - Rail Network
520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on progress to implement the recommendations of the strategic rail review; if any projects have been selected for... - Driver Test
521. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a county-by-county breakdown of the average driving test waiting list times; and a centre-by-centre breakdown of the number of... - Road Traffic Offences
522. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to tackle the use of mobile phones while driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43073/25] - Electric Vehicles
524. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that was allocated to the EV grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number of grants that were awarded; the... - Active Travel
528. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to progress active travel both in urban and rural Ireland; his plans for Kerry in particular; and if he will make a statement... - Rail Network
529. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with Irish Rail and the NTA regarding opening up catering services on additional routes; the progress that is... - Public Transport
531. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the roll-out of contactless payments on public transport; when he expects the roll-out to be complete; and if he... - Bus Services
532. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the roll-out of the Dublin BusConnects programme; when he expects the remaining five phases of the redesigned... - Transport Costs
534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of public transport passengers who have used the 90-minute fare in the year to date; whether he intends on maintaining the... - Public Transport
535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of drivers across all bus and rail services in Ireland in each of the past five years; the number recruited during the year to... - Bus Services
536. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of complaints received by the NTA regarding delayed, cancelled or ghost buses in each of the past three years; and if he will... - Data Protection
537. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to clarify whether footage captured by road users, including motorists and cyclists, using dash cameras or any similar video recording... - Electric Vehicles
538. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of EV grant funding drawn down, by constituency, in each of the last three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
545. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to restrict the use of large SUVs in urban settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/25] - Electric Vehicles
546. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current percentage of our private car fleet that is electric; the steps he is taking to ensure that 30% of our private car fleet is... - Departmental Funding
547. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which... - Transport Costs
549. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Navan is in zone 4 of the Dublin commuter zones, while towns which are a very similar distance from Dublin City Centre, such... - Transport Policy
550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Navan is the only large commuter town with high service numbers to be placed in the outermost Dublin commuter zone; and if he... - Departmental Schemes
551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a new scheme will be introduced to support persons with a disability to reduce their transports costs, including purchase of... - Bus Services
552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the upgrading of the N2/A5 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43235/25] - National Development Plan
553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the recent publication of the National Development Plan, if he will ensure that additional funding is provided for the... - Departmental Schemes
554. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date with a pilot scheme for a subsidised hackney service in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Driver Test
556. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of resit applications for driving tests by month in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Transport Costs
558. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to extending the eligibility for the young adult travel card to people aged 26 and 27 in Budget 2026; and... - Road Network
560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans to upgrade the access onto the M50 northbound from the M4 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Contracts
561. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Departments expenditure on consultancy; to provide a breakdown of the all consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their... - Departmental Schemes
563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the successor scheme to the disabled driver and passenger scheme will be introduced; to report on engagement with stakeholders on... - Road Projects
564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether a project (details supplied) will be prioritised or provided with additional funding for development under the updated National... - Public Transport
565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken under the Transport Access for All Strategy to ensure universal accessibility across all modes of public... - Bus Services
566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a 90-minute ticket will be rolled out for Limerick buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43400/25] - Departmental Contracts
569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's expenditure on IT consultancy; to provide a breakdown of the all IT consultants engaged by his Department, the dates of... - Road Safety
570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on progress made on his Departments work plan for 2025, in conjunction with other agencies and Departments,... - Bus Éireann
571. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work being done to recruit more bus drivers and mechanics to Bus Éireann; and if he will make a... - Public Transport
572. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work being done to deliver greater public transport systems; and if he will make a statement on the... - Road Projects
573. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the N53 project in County Louth; any possible interim plans to ensure safety at the Crossmaglen turnoff... - Road Safety
574. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to include traffic calming and speed reduction measures at a School in County Louth (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Vehicle Clamping
576. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of clamping appeals made to the NTA over the past five years, and what proportion of them have been upheld, rejected, or are... - Rail Network
577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of the €2 billion allocation to the MetroLink project announced as part of the new national development... - National Car Test
579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting time for car tests in each of the three test centres, Ennis, Shannon and Kilrush for June 2024 and June 2025, in... - Rail Network
580. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to give consideration to a request for lighting at a railway crossing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Bus Éireann
581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to reinstate axed rural Bus Éireann routes, in areas such as Waterford, given their role in combating rural... - Departmental Staff
582. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43669/25] - Information and Communications Technology
583. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity,... - Air Services
584. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reconsider plans for Waterford Airport's runway extension. [43707/25] - Rail Network
585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Metro west plan; whether it remains under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43786/25] - Road Projects
586. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the earliest construction start and end dates regarding the N2 Clontibret-to-the-Border road scheme; and if he will make a... - Road Network
588. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the funding provided to Monaghan County Council for road maintenance and improvement in the years 2019 to 2024 and date in... - Rail Network
589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position of the independent expert contract in place to review additional documents released by TII at the MetroLink... - Bus Services
590. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus services operated by private providers in Dublin, broken down by local area; the annual cost to the State of these... - Public Transport
591. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated completion date for the Luas Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43913/25] - Air Navigation Orders
592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take under the powers granted to him under section 5 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1946 to issue appropriate... - Rail Network
594. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the MetroLink project; the most recent cost estimates, construction timeline and consultation milestones relevant... - Dublin Bus
595. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the public transport daily passenger volumes, cancellations, and year-on-year changes for Dublin Bus services on routes in the Dublin... - Road Safety
596. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of school zone road safety installations, their coverage and any measured accident reduction impact in the Dublin north-west... - Bus Services
597. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if design work has begun for BusConnects corridors serving Ballymun, Finglas and Glasnevin; when construction work might commence; and if... - National Development Plan
602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the national development plan funding of the northern ring road. [44161/25] - Bus Éireann
603. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of meetings he held with Bus Éireann regarding the Cork PSO routes, or in which these routes were discussed, since taking... - Rail Network
604. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the Irish Rail performance statistics, including average delays, punctuality rate and monthly cancellations... - Driver Test
605. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for a driving test and the number of persons waiting for a theory test in County Cork, by test centre, in... - Bus Services
608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated costs of upgrading bus infrastructure in order that buses can accommodate more than one wheelchair at a time. [44338/25] - Transport Costs
609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated costs of abolishing fees for disabled persons’ parking cards. [44340/25]
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