Ciarán Ahern

533. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the bus fleet across all operators that has been electrified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43121/25]

534. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of public transport passengers who have used the 90-minute fare in the year to date; whether he intends on maintaining the 90-minute fare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43122/25]

535. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport 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 date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43123/25]

536. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport 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 make a statement on the matter. [43124/25]

537. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to clarify whether footage captured by road users, including motorists and cyclists, using dash cameras or any similar video recording equipment is subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43126/25]

538. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport 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 statement on the matter. [43145/25]

539. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of public EV charging facilities available nationwide in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43146/25]

540. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider the introduction of targeted EV grants for rural communities experiencing “public transport poverty”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43147/25]

541. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to ensure equity in access to EV cars, particularly with regards to apartment dwellers, renters or those living in homes without driveways, who cannot easily install home charging facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43148/25]

542. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to increase EV grants in the next budget to bridge the affordability gap experienced by lower income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43149/25]

543. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport his response to reports that current EV grants disproportionately benefit better off households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43150/25]

544. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted a review of the effectiveness of EV grants in increasing EV adoption, and to provide a report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43151/25]

545. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport 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]

546. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport 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 electric by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43154/25]

611. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to increase the supply of second-hand EV cars from neighbouring markets and disincentivising the importation of fossil-fuel cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43153/25]

1461. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the European Commission's concerns regarding the alleged non-conformity of Ireland's transposition of the Drinking Water Directive, as set out in the letter of formal notice it announced it was sending to Ireland on 17 July 2025 (INFR(2025)2106); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41484/25]

2079. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí by rank in each station in the DMR south division for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42964/25]

2083. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if An Garda Síochána can use footage captured by road users, including motorists and cyclists, using dash cameras or any similar video recording equipment in investigating traffic offences and road collisions; if so, is this discretionary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43125/25]

2450. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding provided in each of the previous five years to CDNT 1, 2 3, 7, and 8 in CHO7, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43087/25]

2678. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the growing use of HHC (hexahydrocannabinol) vapes, a synthetic cannabinoid product, among young people; if the new Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2025 will contain provisions to curtail this trend; and if not, if she will produce separate legislation on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41325/25]

3051. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of general surgeons in CHO7, and specifically in Dublin south-west, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42978/25]

3052. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiothoracic surgeons in CHO7, and specifically in Dublin south-west, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42979/25]

3053. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of neurosurgeons in CHO7, and specifically in Dublin south-west, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42980/25]

3054. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeons in CHO7, and specifically in Dublin south-west, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42981/25]

3055. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of ENT surgeons in CHO7, and specifically in Dublin south-west, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42982/25]