Pa Daly
Written
230. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers that are currently employed; the salary of a driver tester; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50702/26]
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2,409
questions asked
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words spoken in the chamber
Across 504 contributions
405
votes recorded
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272
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| May 2025 | 260 | 31 |
| June 2025 | 125 | 32 |
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| October 2026 | 49 | 6 |
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Pa Daly
Written
231. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers broken down by testing centre in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50703/26]
Pa Daly
Written
232. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost of capital funding that has been allocated to prepare Ireland’s ports for ORE in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; the cost of capital funding that has been drawn down to prepare Ireland’s ports for ORE in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and the funding that has been allocated out to 2030, in tabular form. [50704/26]
Pa Daly
Written
233. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding that has been provided to connecting Ireland rural bus scheme broken down by capex and opex funding in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50705/26]
Pa Daly
Written
234. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost to hire an additional FTE bus driver broken down by cap ex and op ex funding on public transport. [50706/26]
Pa Daly
Written
235. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost to hire an additional FTE train driver broken down by cap ex and op ex funding on public transport. [50707/26]
Pa Daly
Written
237. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the detailed breakdown of the number of bus drivers hired on public transport in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50717/26]
Pa Daly
Written
238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the detailed breakdown of the number of train drivers hired on public transport in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50718/26]
Pa Daly
Written
239. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to employ train drivers on public transport in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50719/26]
Pa Daly
Written
240. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the number of Dublin Bus drivers by 10%, 20%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% respectively, in tabular form. [50720/26]
Pa Daly
Written
241. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the number of Iarnród Éireann drivers by 10%, 20%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% respectively, in tabular form. [50721/26]
Pa Daly
Written
242. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected first- and full-year cost of the Finglas Luas, broken down by cap ex and op ex, in tabular form. [50722/26]
Pa Daly
Written
243. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected first- and full-year cost of the Dart North, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding, in tabular form. [50723/26]
Pa Daly
Written
244. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected first- and full-year cost of the Dart West, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding, in tabular form. [50724/26]
Pa Daly
Written
245. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected first- and full-year cost of the Dart South West, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding, in tabular form. [50725/26]
Pa Daly
Written
246. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to delivering new public transport services; and to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to delivering new public transport services in each of the years 2020 to date. [50726/26]
Pa Daly
Written
247. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to delivering new services in 2026; to provide a detailed breakdown of the new services delivered in 2026; and to provide a detailed breakdown of the new services that will be delivered in 2026, in tabular form. [50727/26]
Pa Daly
Written
251. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to extend the 20% fare reduction to all commercial operators. [50745/26]
Pa Daly
Written
252. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding spent to transform single tracking into double tracking in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50746/26]
Pa Daly
Written
253. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to make public transport more accessible in each of the years 2020 to date, respectively, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding, in tabular form. [50747/26]
Pa Daly
Written
254. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to make train stations accessible, broken down by programme, service and-or action, showing cap ex and opex funding, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50748/26]
Pa Daly
Written
255. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to safe routes to school in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding, in tabular form. [50749/26]
Pa Daly
Written
256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the first- and full-year cost of all the task forces under his remit, broken down by task force and cap ex and op ex funding, in each of the years 2020 to date. [50750/26]
Pa Daly
Written
257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding, respectively, allocated to the roads budget in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [50751/26]
Pa Daly
Written
258. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding allocated to regional roads in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50752/26]