281. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed Athenry to Tuam local link service will be fully implemented; when the draft timetable will be finalised and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7980/25]
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282. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the cause of the delays in the construction of the Athlone-to-Galway greenway; whether a consultant has been appointed to oversee the project; if not, when is a consultant expected to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7986/25]
283. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the rationale behind Transport Infrastructure Ireland objecting to one-off dwellings that apply for planning permission with a shared entrance on national routes; if he can issue a directive to prevent this from continuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/25]
284. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will develop bus shelters at bus stops in Kerry due to the inclement weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7988/25]
285. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the extension of the use of Leap Cards at Drogheda train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7999/25]
286. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport to allocate additional funding to a local authority (details supplied) to repair roads across the county have been severely damaged due to the level of rainfall, snow and freezing temperatures following the recent severe weather event. [8006/25]
287. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport when leap card service will be extended to Meath and Louth. [8018/25]
288. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport when the roll out of discounted fares on PSO services, on child fares to include those ages 5-8 years, will be introduced. [8021/25]
289. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on any plans in Budget 2025 for the introduction of free bus travel for children under the age of nine; the timeline for its implementation; the projected cost of the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8044/25]
290. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport what regulation exists regarding the use of drones for delivery services within urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8097/25]
291. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport what contact has been made with his Department by drone delivery service providers on the use of drones for delivery services within urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8098/25]
292. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the decision by Dublin Bus not to tender for the outer Dublin metropolitan area routes on the Bus Connects network in Dublin; his views on whether the tender on these routes has been awarded to a company (details supplied) notwithstanding the major service delivery problems experienced by that company on its existing routes; and if he w…
293. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8142/25]
294. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the timeline on refurbishment works that Iarnród Éireann plans to carry out at a station (details supplied) during 2025; and when each of those projects will commence. [8157/25]
295. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the current NCT regime is fit for purpose; how he will address current issues with wait times for testing; if he will consider reforming the mandatory completion time for re-tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8170/25]
296. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he intends on fulfilling the commitment contained in Budget 2025 to expand free public transport to children aged five to eight years; if there is a timeline for the roll-out of the scheme; if not, when he expects a timeline to be available; when he expects the measure to be fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8171/25]
297. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Finance the reason benefit-in-kind is to be applied to first responders who bring their emergency vehicle home with them at night; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7171/25]
298. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding any research carried out by his Department into amending capital acquisitions tax exemption levels and related group thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7206/25]
299. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline, in the context of pending legislation concerning the regulation of the vaping industry, the reason his Department has not insisted on a tax stamp for vaping products similar to tobacco products, as is the case in some EU Member States; his views on international best practice; the estimated revenue in the context of a full year of tax on vapin…
300. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Finance the status of the community insurance initiative for tidy towns announced in January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7260/25]
301. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance the reason grants to social enterprises are not tax-deductible in the same way they are for registered charities; if consideration has been given to changing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7271/25]
302. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the review into the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7273/25]
303. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance his views on the regulation of Israel Bonds by the Central Bank of Ireland. [7292/25]
304. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance to examine the case of a person (details supplied); if he considers this to be acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7378/25]
305. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, to exempt emergency response drivers from benefit-in-kind in cases where such drivers take their vehicles home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7426/25]