Written answers

Tuesday, 7 October 2025

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

 
  • Transport Policy
    67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to roll out schemes similar to the smart mobility hub scheme, run by Dublin City Council and Smart Dublin, across other public...
  • Public Transport
    68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has, in collaboration with other stakeholders including the Department of Health, carried out analyses of the capacity...
  • Bus Services
    70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the bus route 235 from Cork to Rylane; the frequency of service as part of the Connecting Ireland Rural...
  • Driver Test
    74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 510 of 29 July 2025, if the member of the public can seek a copy of the report of the investigation...
  • Road Tolls
    75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider making M50 toll payments tax deductible for commuters who rely on the motorway for their daily commute; and if he will make a...
  • Rail Network
    80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider providing an additional train service running from the Castleknock area to the M3 Parkway given the number of students and...
  • Cybersecurity Policy
    81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the recent multi-agency cyberattack exercise targeting Cork Port; to state whether any vulnerabilities were identified in...
  • Driver Test
    82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of proposals to reduce the driving test wait times at a test centre (details supplied) in view of the fact it is still well...
  • Road Network
    83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received a business case (details supplied); when a decision on this will be reached; and if he will make a...
  • Road Safety Authority
    84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the employment status of all persons delivering periodic driver CPC training, as required by EU legislation, is in...
  • Road Safety
    85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department have conducted health and safety analysis following junction narrowing works to assess the safety of pedestrians,...
  • Emergency Services
    89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider and respond to concerns around the air, sea and rescue helicopter expressed in correspondence (details supplied)....
  • Cycling Facilities
    90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has conducted any study or analysis to examine the effectiveness of cycle lanes constructed to date in increasing...
  • Active Travel
    91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to active travel schemes since 2020; the amount spent; and the amount of this funding leftover...
  • Bus Services
    93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Local Link bus serving Route 887, New Ross to Carlow, arriving in Bagenalstown to...
  • Official Engagements
    94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the bilateral meetings he has had with his EU counterparts to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53358/25]
  • Public Sector Pensions
    95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the payment of the five percent increase for those availing of the CIÉ pension; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the due diligence his Department has completed in assessing the greenhouse gas emissions impacts resulting from State intervention to lift...
  • Traffic Management
    98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Departments plans to tackle traffic congestion on the M1 and M50 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53582/25]
  • Airport Policy
    99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm the plans to develop a new terminal three at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53583/25]
  • Rail Network
    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...
  • Transport Infrastructure Ireland
    106. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of WTE qualified structural engineers employed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in...
  • Electric Vehicles
    107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of clubs within Donegal that have been included in the scope of all-island sports club EV charging project; and if he will...
  • Airport Security
    108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an assessment of Dublin Airports preparedness to counter drone threats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53650/25]
  • Air Services
    109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with an airline (details supplied) regarding the decision to phase out paper boarding passes; and the consumer...
  • Transport Policy
    114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a 2024 end-of-year report on the Connecting Ireland plan for County Donegal; the funding that was allocated and spent;...
  • Road Safety Authority
    115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of HGVs, coaches and buses that were inspected by the Road Safety Authority in 2024, and for the first seven months of 2025;...
  • Driver Test
    116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 18 September 2025, if there are any further plans to open a driving test centre in the rest...
  • Public Transport
    118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sectoral investment plan will be ready for his Department with respect to public transport projects and the National Development...
  • Bus Services
    119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the ongoing capacity issues on the 101x commuter bus service, which is frequently full before reaching the final stops...
  • Driver Test
    120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views around the challenges being experienced by unaccompanied learner drivers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
  • Road Tolls
    122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will carry out a review of the physical payment options currently available to pay the M50 toll since road users, who avail of the...
  • Road Projects
    123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position regarding the proposed upgrade of the A5 road in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

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