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Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
429. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport his a plans to build a terminating platform in Kildare train station. [19706/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
430. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if the location of the MetroLink south terminus will be moved if the railway order is approved; and if so, the process involved in such a change. [19724/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
431. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on the pre-approval stage of the MetroLink; the intended spend on each of the next stages, including the design, build packages involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19725/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
432. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will support my proposal that a blueway project be considered in County Kerry, from the shores of Lough Léin in Killarney, along the banks of the Laune River via Killorglin town and on to the historical Ballykissane Pier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19726/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
433. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if an analysis has been done as to the reason for the appearance and disappearance of scheduled buses on the TFI apps and bus stop information boards on the Dublin bus routes; to identify which routes are worst for it; how to address this frustrating issue which is causing workers to be late regularly to work, others to miss hospital appointments, or chil…
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
434. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will support and fund my proposal to extend the Kingdom of Kerry Greenways from Glenbeigh to Killarney via Farranfore and from Renard to Killarney via Waterville, Sneem, Kenmare and around the Ring of Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19731/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
435. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to introduce a specific maintenance and management team for the N20 Ring of Kerry route, the importance of which is immeasurable to both county and country, as it is the backbone of our tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19732/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
436. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if specific, significant investment will now be made in the North Kerry road network to prepare for the imminent development of the Liquid Natural Gas project at the Ballylongford Landbank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19733/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
437. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if further funding can be made available to complete to modernisation of the road network in and out of Corca Dhuibhne, Daingean Uí Chúis, Contae Chiarraí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19734/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
438. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if significant funding can now be provided to fund Kerry mountain rescue, who provide such a vital service to the State and it’s visitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19735/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
439. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport if trainee emergency workers, who are being trained by a private training deliverer (not HSE) can obtain an expedited driving test for their B licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19774/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
440. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will release funds for a road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19821/25]
Pat Buckley Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
441. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the reopening of a railway line (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19824/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
442. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an outline of plans to improve and increase the frequency of bus services in Rathcoole, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19840/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
443. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications for driving licence restoration that were granted, by county, in each calendar year from 2010 to date in 2025, as recorded by the National Driving Licence Service, in tabular form. [19862/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
444. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of the number of driving licence disqualifications, by county, that were granted in each calendar year from 2010 to date in 2025, as recorded by the National Driving Licence Service, in tabular form. [19863/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
445. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport for each year from 2010 to date in 2025, of the successful applications for driving licence restorations recorded by the National Driving Licence Service, the number of cases in which the applicant had received a second or additional disqualification order of two years or more within the ten years prior to their application for driving licence restoration. […
Jen Cummins Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
446. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools, broken down by local authority, that have been supported to introduce the safe routes to school programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19866/25]
Jen Cummins Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
447. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport if the safe routes to school programme was suspended at any stage; and if it has, when it will be reopened for applications. [19867/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
448. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand the list of countries with which the Department facilitate the transfer/exchange of international driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19888/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
449. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the scale of the backlog for driving tests in Cavan and Monaghan; the number of testers in place, from January 2023 to date in 2025, by quarter, in tabular form; their proposals to bring wait times in line with targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19889/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
450. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason 24-hour search and rescue services are not operational from Shannon Airport; the steps that can be taken to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19901/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
451. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport when a driving test date for a person (details supplied) will be set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19973/25]
Colm Burke Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
452. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport when an office (details supplied) the will revert to pre-covid customer service arrangements, whereby staff are office-based and available to the public during normal office hours, without the requirement to make an advanced booking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19991/25]
Colm Burke Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
453. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to outline the reasons for the requirement for commercial vehicles to be taxed in person, as opposed to online, when taxed for the first time by a new owner; whether these requirements will be amended to ease the administrative burden on small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19993/25]