Grace Boland

774. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the planned enhancements to accessible transport options (including demand-responsive services like Anseo and Local Link) in rural and urban areas to address gaps highlighted in committee discussions on transport for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1948/26]

775. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has reviewed the barriers to independent travel experienced by persons with disabilities, including physical infrastructure, service frequency, and wayfinding supports, and if so to publish a summary of findings and planned actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1949/26]

776. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the engagement with disability representative organisations undertaken during the development and implementation of transport accessibility improvements; the way in which feedback from those organisations has been incorporated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1952/26]

777. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether as part of the redesign of the Rush Lusk Railway Station entrance and the railway order application for the DART+ Coastal North scheme there will be an increase in the number of parking spaces in the station car park taking into account the rise in demand for parking since the fare increases for Skerries commuters and the expected population growth in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1953/26]

779. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department, or any body under its aegis, has funded, or is funding, other than where legal costs were awarded against the employer by a court or tribunal, the legal costs of any current or concluded litigation taken by an employee or former employee against that Department or body, in each of the past five years; if so, to provide details of the number of such cases, the bodies involved, and the total costs incurred in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2030/26]

780. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the basis on which his Department, or a body under its aegis, may fund the legal costs of an employee or former employee in litigation where that employee is in dispute with, or taking proceedings against, the same body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2048/26]

781. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether the funding of employee legal costs in disputes against his Department, or a body under its aegis, is standard practice; if not, the circumstances in which such funding may be permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2066/26]

782. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to outline the guidance, codes, circulars or directions that govern the payment of legal costs by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in employment-related disputes, including any requirements under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies or Departmental sanction arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2084/26]

783. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether the funding of employee legal costs in litigation against the employing body could give rise to governance, accountability, or value for money concerns; whether his Department has issued any guidance in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2102/26]

784. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has reviewed, or intends to review, the practice of Departments, and bodies under their aegis, funding legal costs in employment disputes involving those same bodies; and if so, the outcome or timeline for such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2120/26]

785. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether arrangements to fund legal costs in employment disputes involving his Department, or bodies under its aegis, require the prior approval of his Department or the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2138/26]

803. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of complaints received that both ticket vending machines at Skerries railway station have not been accepting card payments since before Christmas 2025; when the issue was first reported to Iarnród Éireann; the nature of the fault; the steps taken to resolve it to date; and when full functionality will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2374/26]

804. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether Iarnród Éireann has identified the reason the card payment failure at both ticket machines in Skerries railway station has persisted for several weeks; whether the issue relates to hardware, software, connectivity or payment service provider problems; and the measures in place to prevent similar prolonged outages at stations on the Northern Commuter Line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2375/26]

805. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the options available to passengers at Skerries railway station during periods where ticket vending machines are not accepting card payments; the safeguards in place to ensure passengers are not penalised or overcharged due to equipment failure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2376/26]

806. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether compensation or fare adjustments are available to passengers who have incurred additional costs or inconvenience as a result of prolonged ticket machine outages at Skerries railway station; whether complaints data is recorded and reviewed by Iarnród Éireann and the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2377/26]

829. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74448/25]

862. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending the Class A threshold in Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) to include bereaved partners in longstanding relationships, not covered by either marriage or the Civil Partnership Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1954/26]

865. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department, or any body under its aegis, has funded, or is funding, other than where legal costs were awarded against the employer by a court or tribunal, the legal costs of any current or concluded litigation taken by an employee or former employee against that Department or body, in each of the past five years; if so, to provide details of the number of such cases, the bodies involved, and the total costs incurred in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2020/26]

866. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the basis on which his Department, or a body under its aegis, may fund the legal costs of an employee or former employee in litigation where that employee is in dispute with, or taking proceedings against, the same body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2038/26]

867. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the funding of employee legal costs in disputes against his Department, or a body under its aegis, is standard practice; if not, the circumstances in which such funding may be permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2056/26]

868. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the guidance, codes, circulars or directions that govern the payment of legal costs by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in employment-related disputes, including any requirements under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies or Departmental sanction arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2074/26]

869. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the funding of employee legal costs in litigation against the employing body could give rise to governance, accountability, or value for money concerns; whether his Department has issued any guidance in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2092/26]

870. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has reviewed, or intends to review, the practice of Departments, and bodies under their aegis, funding legal costs in employment disputes involving those same bodies; and if so, the outcome or timeline for such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2110/26]

871. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether arrangements to fund legal costs in employment disputes involving his Department, or bodies under its aegis, require the prior approval of his Department or the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2128/26]

898. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74454/25]