240. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed bus route A90 in Kilkenny will begin operation; if Kilmacow will be serviced by this bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6204/25]
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241. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport if he has given a commitment to provide funding for the northern ring road around Kilkenny, as reported by the local media on 29 January 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6205/25]
242. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand active travel in rural towns, villages and counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6215/25]
243. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to funding for the Navan Rail project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6216/25]
244. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the current estimated projected cost of the Navan Rail project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6217/25]
245. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6241/25]
246. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6258/25]
247. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when Iarnród Éireann expects full resumption of catering services onboard Intercity rail journeys. [6274/25]
248. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy; to outline the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6327/25]
249. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; if any section of his Department currently makes use of artificial intelligence; if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respec…
250. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Airport Hopper bus service; if it has ceased operation; the date on which it will be back in operation; the frequency of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6370/25]
251. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be provided to reinstate the Derry to Dublin airlink as committed to in the Programme for Government. [6391/25]
252. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance whether he is considering reviewing raising the local authority borrowing cap to facilitate the delivery of more cost rental in cities, including Dublin. [5994/25]
253. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of compensation payments made to persons by the State Claims Agency in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 to include the nature of the incident the claim relates to. [5540/25]
254. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance to remedy a serious issue with regard to inheritance tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5570/25]
255. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5648/25]
256. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance the total amount on deposit in banks nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5688/25]
257. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to reviewing the deemed disposal tax on exchange traded funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5825/25]
258. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of new licenses issued to companies offering equity release requests and lifetime loans in the Irish market over the past 12 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5829/25]
259. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5852/25]
260. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Finance to outline the situation regarding rent tax credit whereby hotel staff pay the hotel in respect of a property rented by the hotel from another source that provides accommodation for their staff at a reduced rate; and whether the hotel employees in this situation obtain the rent tax credit notwithstanding the staff names are not on the lease. [5919/25]
261. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if the investigation services division of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman has increased in terms of its resources; if so, the current number of complaints currently within that division; if the number of complaints increased during 2024; the current average timeframe for a complaint, once referred to the formal investigation process, to be complet…
262. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the reason people in receipt of the State pension have to pay income tax on this in situations where they have a separate pension from their previous employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5947/25]
263. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost to increase the number of dog detector teams within Revenue Commissioners to 50; and the last time this number was increased. [5958/25]
264. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the qualifying criteria for the primary medical certificate, particularly in relation to stroke patients, who may have significant mobility limitations but do not meet the existing narrow criteria; if consideration will be given to amending the eligibility requirements to better reflect the challenges faced by individuals who have lost the use o…