Questions

360. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding to local authorities to implement noise mitigation action plans on major roads such as the M7 and M20 motorways, where they are adjacent to residential areas in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12386/25]

361. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the reason the deadline for a decision on DART Coastal from An Bord Pleanála has been pushed back from February 2025 to October 2025; the reason this much needed project for north Dublin has been delayed again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12432/25]

362. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to list the functions, roles and services carried out and delivered by Civil Service or State agency workers; the cost to the State of each contract since the implementation of the Building Momentum public service agreement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12451/25]

363. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the total cost to date of the development and implementation of the BusConnects project; the amount expended on the advertising of the project online, broadcast and print to date; the amount expended on public consultations; the totality expended on external consultants to include a breakdown by amount and consultancy name in respect of the development and i…

364. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the total cost to date of the development and implementation of all dart+ projects to date; the amount expended on the advertising of the project online, broadcast and print to date; the amount expended on public consultations to date; the totality expended on external consultants to include a breakdown by amount and consultancy name in respect of the develo…

365. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress to introduce a direct bus route between Blanchardstown and Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12534/25]

366. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve road safety in Dublin 8; if there will be enforcement of the clear way on Cunningham Road; if Memorial Gardens and surrounding access roads get a path, traffic calming, road markings and a stop sign and children crossing sign at the gate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12553/25]

367. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the properties owned by Córas Iompair Éireann; their current use status, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12747/25]

368. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the amount paid in consultancy fees to date by his Department, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland and the National Transport Authority for the Zero Emissions Vehicles Ireland initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12748/25]

369. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the National Transport Authority is sufficiently staffed to deliver on the numerous transport projects that are deemed necessary for Ireland to meet its transport emissions reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12749/25]

370. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the amount paid by the National Transport Authority in consultancy fees in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12750/25]

371. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the revenue collected from motor tax annually from 2019 to date in 2025, by each local authority. [12870/25]

372. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 5 February 2025 in relation to the installation of EV chargers in public places, if Dublin City Council has completed its strategy as referred; if its strategy is being funded by Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland; whether he receives sight or approval of the strategy; what is contained in that strategy; and if he wi…

373. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12930/25]

374. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Finance the actions that should be taken by a severely and permanently disabled person (details supplied) following refusal of primary medical certificate application based on the current criteria considering that the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 is due to be changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12690/25]

375. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the senior officials group which convened to discuss how the proposals of the national disability inclusion scheme, transport working group final report can be progressed; if this will result in criteria changes for accessing primary medical certificates; the effects the implementation of these proposals may have on the existing disab…

376. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance the number of people that have applied to have their flat-rate expenses continued through 2025 as it was confirmed from 2025 that the credit would need to be claimed using PAYE services rather than being rolled forward from previous years; to provide a breakdown by profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10555/25]

377. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in relation to the timing for the publication of the EU Tobacco Excise Directive, originally scheduled for December 2022; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10558/25]

378. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the potential impact of the new tax on vapes, to be introduced in budget 2026, on inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10559/25]

379. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the position Ireland has taken during the recently completed review of Solvency II in relation to the extension of powers to EIOPA regarding cross-border insurance sales. [10566/25]

380. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the position Ireland has taken on the question of making EIOPA subject to parliamentary scrutiny at EU and Member State level. [10567/25]

381. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the assertion by the Revenue Commissioners that the Finance Act 2022 inadvertently created a loophole allowing employers to make unlimited, tax-free contributions to employee PRSAs, contrary to the policy's original intent, resulting in significant tax avoidance by a small cohort of companies, when the majority of company directors utilised it …

382. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance to list the representatives from his Department who will be attending a conference in France in March 2025 (details supplied); to outline the contents of the addresses and speeches that representatives from his Department will be making to the conference, including material to be distributed by his Department at the event; to list which events representatives fro…

383. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance to outline the details of the involvement of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) at a conference in France in March 2025 (details supplied); to outline the contents of the addresses and speeches that representatives from the ISIF will be making to the conference, including material to be distributed by the ISIF at the event; to list which events represen…

384. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding tax credit certificates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10701/25]