Written answers
Wednesday, 12 November 2025
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Procurement Contracts
271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and value of contracts that underwent post-award variations; the net value change as a percentage of original awards, by... - Dublin Bus
272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the top five most popular Dublin Bus routes, by passenger number and direction in the first nine months of 2025. [60970/25] - Bus Éireann
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional improvements to services that will occur in 2026 for Bus Éireann PSO routes arising from Budget 2026. [60971/25] - Dublin Bus
274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional improvements to services that will occur in 2026 for Dublin Bus arising from Budget 2026. [60972/25] - Traffic Management
275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to detail the areas the 'built-up area speed limit' of 50 kilometres per hour in Section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 currently applies... - Road Safety
277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to improve road safety in County Kerry; if he is aware that there have been eight fatalities this year to date... - Bus Services
278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the impact of the transfer of staff regarding the roll out of BusConnects Phase 7; the impact this has had on staffing... - Road Projects
279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provisions that have been made under the National Development Plan for roads projects; and if he will make a statement on the... - Road Safety
280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to encourage pedestrians to wear high vis clothing and protect themselves at all times when using the... - Transport Costs
281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 30 September 2025, if new criteria was established in relation to Leap cards; if students... - Bus Services
283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for the installation of a next bus indicator screen at a bus stop (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Park-and-Ride Facilities
284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of revenue generated through car-parking charges at Heuston Station in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he... - Cycling Facilities
286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the tender process for a replacement service provider for the TFI bike scheme in Limerick; and if he will make a... - Road Projects
287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans for the long overdue Killarney town bypass in County Kerry to address the chronic situation faced by local businesses,... - Departmental Communications
288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in... - Road Safety
289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the UK's review of the brightness and hue of modern LED headlights and associated safety concerns; if he will consider... - Bus Services
290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of issues with the new BusConnects F1 route, which includes repeated late-arrivals, cancellations and ghost buses; if he... - Motor Fuels
291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department’s policy around the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil in public and private vehicles; and if he will make a... - Road Safety
292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline any plans to implement the new United Nations vehicle safety regulations on assisted and self-driving systems, as developed... - Rail Network
293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Iarnród Éireann to increase the number of carriages from four to six on the 06.37 train service from... - National Car Test
296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the additional capacity added to the NCT system since the RSA is working with a company (details supplied) to improved... - Driver Licences
297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of licence and learner permit applications processed per year, broken down per category, from 2020 to date; and if he will... - Public Sector Pensions
298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the agreed 5 per cent increase in CIÉ pensions will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61386/25] - Road Traffic Accidents
299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on An Garda Síochána and the RSA dedicated technical projects to oversee the implementation of the revised RTC... - Road Safety Authority
301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the RSA's budget for campaigns and education, by year from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61392/25] - Driver Test
302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action plan to reduce driving test wait times to ten weeks nationally; to provide a breakdown of waiting test time per centre; and if... - National Car Test
304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the plan to expand the NCT test centres nationally; the timeframe to open the four additional locations in Clare,... - Departmental Funding
307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the decision not to provide funding to Galway County Council to take ownership of Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County... - EU Regulations
308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify the EU Regulation he was referring to in an interview he gave to a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Haulage Industry
309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the request to deliver a financial support package for the Irish road haulage sector, which was initially... - Road Safety
310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding has been allocated for road safety improvements in rural areas of Roscommon and Galway; and if so, the amount allocated and... - Rail Network
311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his position on the current state of rural rail infrastructure in the Roscommon-Galway region; the investments that are planned to... - Ports Policy
312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has assessed the implications for operational stability at the Port of Cork Company following the resignation of its chief... - Public Transport
321. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures in place to support an independent community and voluntary transport provider (details supplied); if he will consider the... - Transport Policy
322. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the consideration of establishing a dedicated transport policing service, similar to the British... - Public Transport
323. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department and the National Transport Authority are taking to respond to the recent push by employers to bring workers back... - Rail Network
324. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on reopening the Rosslare Europort-to-Waterford city rail link, where this may be prioritised within the workplan of the... - Bus Services
325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the M4 hard shoulder bus lane will be completed. [61596/25] - Driver Test
326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to introduce an option for learner drivers to complete their theory test online, following on from the pilot carried... - Military Aircraft
327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total costs of air traffic control fees, paid by the State on behalf of US military aircraft that transited through Irish airports... - Driver Licences
328. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the process of exchanging a persons’ foreign driver’s licence (Belgian) for an Irish licence will be expedited at their... - Active Travel
329. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider establishing a dedicated fund for local authorities to maintain and upkeep the expanding active travel network in... - Departmental Functions
330. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of foresight or future planning that operates within his Department; who is responsible for long-term planning; the input these... - Public Transport
331. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that are being taken to improve public transport accessibility services on buses and train services in County Wicklow; and... - Bus Services
332. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on plans to renovate Parnell Place bus station. [61750/25] - Public Service Obligation
333. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid in fines by Bus Éireann for PSO routes in Cork city in each of the past five years including any fines paid to date... - Bus Services
334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to tender for new bus routes under BusConnects Cork; if so, which routes will be tendered for; and when these tenders... - Road Traffic Accidents
335. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the serious concerns regarding traffic congestion and the spate of road traffic collisions on the M7 and N7, raised in... - Dublin Bus
337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the reliability performance of Dublin Bus routes (details supplied); if the National Transport Authority... - Bus Services
338. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current plans to expand or strengthen bus priority measures along corridors (details supplied), including the introduction of... - Departmental Correspondence
340. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine and respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied). [61821/25] - Public Transport
341. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the public transport provision serving Garristown and the surrounding rural areas of North County Dublin; if he will... - Driver Licences
342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the new regulations for drivers on learner permits for longer than four years and who will have to take a driving test before... - Cycling Policy
344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will renew funding for the bikes and ebikes upcycling initiative or continue to fund the services concerned until a decision is... - Taxi Regulations
345. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a taxi platform; if he will address concerns raised; and if he will make a... - Bus Services
346. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the most up-to-date performance statistics for the E1 bus service. [61963/25] - Departmental Offices
353. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the anticipated timelines in which vehicle registration books will move from hardcopy to digital format; the role staff in his Department... - Public Sector Pensions
354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Statutory Instruments required to implement the agreed pension increases for Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ)... - Road Safety
355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of safety works and reconfiguration of an area (details supplied), where a cyclist died two years ago and a cyclist was... - Bus Services
356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the public outcry from residents in an area (details supplied) which has lost its direct bus route to Dublin city... - Taxi Regulations
357. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to facilitate the introduction of an online booking platform for vehicle suitability tests by the National Transport Authority;... - Rail Network
358. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 4 November 2025, the engagement he has had with Irish Rail in relation to the multiple... - Traffic Management
359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria for the installation and deployment of a fixed speed camera on a regional road; if consideration has or is being given to... - Road Projects
360. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to prioritise a Bypass for Killorglin town In County Kerry; if consideration will be given to the fact that Laune Bridge is the gateway... - Rail Network
361. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers who have used the Maynooth to Pearse Station service and vice versa from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form. [62231/25] - Dublin Bus
363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with Dublin Bus on the number of ‘ghost busses’ appearing on their real-time service in 2025; whether a... - Bus Services
364. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who wish to travel from Dublin to Trim in County Meath via rail from Connolly to... - Taxi Regulations
365. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the effectiveness or otherwise of the local area hackney scheme as a component of the overall rural transport service...
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