Written answers
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland have plans to introduce road safety and traffic calming measures at the entrance to Mallow Hospital... - Rail Network
246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend rail services to Park West and Cherry Orchard station on weekends. [68030/26] - Transport Policy
247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position regarding the Transport Security Force Bill; and when this Bill will progress to the next stage. [68054/26] - National Monuments
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department’s policy on consultation with the National Monuments Service and The Heritage Council, with regards to protected... - Vehicle Clamping
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a review of the Vehicle Clamping Act 2015 that would restrict the permission of private clamping companies to... - Dublin Bus
251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount the National Transport Authority has fined Dublin Bus for bus routes 15, 27a, 27b, H1, H2, H3, and 6 not meeting NTA service... - Rail Network
252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount the National Transport Authority have fined Iarnród Eireann for not meeting service delivery targets for the DART. [68276/26] - Bus Services
253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans for the introduction of BusConnects to Waterford; the date the BusConnects plan is to commence; the requirements which must be... - Driver Test
254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether consideration has been given to the difficulties faced by learner drivers whose insurance renewal date falls after their... - Road Projects
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to take into consideration the most dangerous section of the Ring of Kerry, National Secondary road by requesting TII to provide... - Airport Policy
256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any plans to review and broaden access to the Residential Sound Insulation Grant Scheme (RSIGS) for homes experiencing noise... - Rail Network
257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his plans for interim traffic arrangements during the Dart+ west construction programme. [68196/26] - Road Safety
259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether additional funding has been allocated to the RSA to expand existing road safety education programmes; if yes, the amount of... - Bus Services
260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport To ask the Minister for Transport why the 00:20 Expressway service from Dublin Airport to Drogheda failed to operate on September 13, why... - Road Safety
261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Whether any funding has been allocated to establishing the new "Road Safety Ambassadors Programme" as announced by his Department... - Driver Test
262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has the RSA considered reforming the current driving-test format, including a more supportive or modular assessment model, while... - Driver Licences
265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application to renew a driving licence can be made on-line; and if not, if he will indicate the process an applicant has to follow.... - Public Transport
266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Luas Finglas and to provide an updated timeline for the project to commence construction. [68324/26] - Road Safety
267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria that will be used to identify, prioritise and select locations for the deployment of new traffic enforcement cameras under... - Airport Policy
268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of enforcement notices issued under Part 4 of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019; and the number of... - Rail Network
272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that cash payment options remain on rail services, particularly for free travel pass holders who may not have access to... - Airport Policy
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the aircraft noise competent authority's independence of the airport authority is achieved for the purposes of Article... - Driver Test
274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm through the Road Safety Authority the number of driving tests that have taken place to date at the recently opened Drogheda... - Rail Network
275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on correspondence (details supplied). [68421/26] - Airport Policy
276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statutory basis on which the outcome of a review of the competent authority's performance under section 3(9)(a) of the Aircraft Noise... - Legislative Measures
278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his response to recommendation 9 of the Joint Committee on Transport's report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of... - Noise Pollution
279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether his Department maintains that noise abatement procedures in Ireland are fully consistent with Regulation (EU) No 598/2014 having... - Public Transport
280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to contact the people involved who approved a 15% in public transport to reconsider the decision and to reverse this increase in view of... - Traffic Management
281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made on the National Safety Camera Strategy and the rollout of additional traffic enforcement cameras; the timeline for... - Legislative Measures
282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an anticipated timeline for the progression of the National Vehicle and Driver File, Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2026;... - Public Transport
283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a detailed progress report on connecting the train station and bus station in Killarney, County Kerry; and will he make a... - Vehicle Registration Tax
284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether local authorities can issue fines for failure to display a tax disc. [68514/26] - Rail Network
285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a detailed update in relation to actions taken on the rail project prioritisation strategy early intervention actions. [68512/26] - Bus Services
286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the delivery of the 127 bus route from Dublin city centre to Kildare, currently operated by a company (details... - Road Safety
288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statistics his Department has for collisions or road incidents along the N85 between Ennis and Ennistymon each year since 2016, in... - National Transport Authority
289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with the National Transport Authority to review the proposed public transport fare increases due to take effect from... - Public Service Obligation
290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount the National Transport Authority has estimated would be required in 2027 to maintain public service obligation fares at 2026... - Public Transport
291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the NTA to identify towns and population centres in Meath west where current public transport provision does not... - Bus Services
292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ask the NTA to review the frequency and reliability of route 115 serving Enfield and Dublin, with reference to peak commuter... - Public Transport
293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to enhancing the frequency and capacity of direct public transport services from Athboy and Trim to... - Bus Services
295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if either the NTA or Bus Éireann record the number of occasions on which passengers on the NX Navan-Dublin route are unable to board... - Haulage Industry
296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the appeals process will open for the road transport operators scheme. [68793/26] - Córas Iompair Éireann
297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the legal and statutory basis upon which the decision taken by the CIÉ board in 2009 not to provide increases... - Departmental Data
301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to parliamentary question No. 65444/26, to reconcile the figures provided, in circumstances where 1,195 parliamentary questions... - Disability Issues
302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the development of the vehicle adaptation scheme; when the details of this scheme will be published; and when the... - National Transport Authority
303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of a service issue (details supplied); and if he will ask his officials to engage with the NTA about improving services... - Rail Network
304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether Irish Rail collects data on passengers left behind due to full trains; and if so, to provide the details for the past year at the... - Ports Policy
305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to the full implementation of developments for new cruise facilities at Dublin Port; to explore alternative approaches... - Public Transport
306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on progress to improve the availability and accessibility of TFI LEAP cards at Dublin Airport, including the provision of... - Rail Network
307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether an assessment has been undertaken of the vulnerability of the Rosslare rail corridor to coastal erosion, storm surge and... - Bus Services
309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the proposals contained in the Athenry bus routes consultation conducted by the National Transport Authority;... - Rail Network
310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason commuters using rail services in the Galway metropolitan area do not benefit from fare structures equivalent to those... - Park-and-Ride Facilities
311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the proposed Park and Ride facility in Kilpedder, County Wicklow; the amount expended on the project to date;...
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