76. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the search and rescue service impacts that will result from the present failure of the AW189 helicopter to receive regulatory approval to carry stretchered casualties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22293/25]
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77. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to outline his Departments investigation into the ability of SAR helicopter crew to carry out cardiac resuscitation in flight, given the lack of headroom and space in the new helicopter platform; if he will publish the analysis that was undertaken with respect to this issue when choosing AW189 for SAR service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
78. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport for an update as to whether the other competitor tenderers who were unsuccessful in search and rescue tender award had provided for fixed wing aircraft with capability to transfer stretchered casualties to UK hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22295/25]
79. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if the present King Air fixed wing aircraft, based at Shannon, are to be re-specified in order to conduct UK stretcher transfer; if this is not possible, the negotiations that are ongoing the provider (details supplied) to achieve this service level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22296/25]
80. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to publish any advice given to his Department by the Attorney General regarding aspects of the National Search and Rescue contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22297/25]
81. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport to engage with Irish Rail to ascertain their plans to introduce additional services in 2025; if consideration has been given to increasing the number of services serving stations in Tipperary, which would improve the availability of rail travel within the county; if Irish Rail would consider increased services on the line that serves Thurles and Clonmel, to inc…
82. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22331/25]
83. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV charging points in each Irish Rail car park, in tabular form; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22341/25]
84. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the budget allocation for Iarnród Éireann security personnel at stations in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22342/25]
85. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Transport when the delays for driving tests at a location will be cleared (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22372/25]
86. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the invitation system to acquire a driving test; the length of time it is taking to get this invitation; the length of time waiting for the follow-on test, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22375/25]
87. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if major improvement works to the main road in and out of Dingle and west Kerry, the N86, can be expedited as this is a critical national secondary road that is in a shocking condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22439/25]
88. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his plans to link the Sports Ireland Campus to transport hubs, including the Navan Road Parkway station; when such links will come into being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22456/25]
89. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the dates on which a section of the airfield at Shannon Airport formerly known as ‘Taxiway 11’ opened and when it closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22492/25]
90. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the delivery date for the 90 new DART carriages; their expected delivery date; their expected commissioning date; the lines they are due to be allocated on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22513/25]
91. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport for an update and timeframe for the opening of the new Woodbrook DART station in Shankill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22525/25]
92. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 to date; if not, the reason his Dep…
93. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; and to specify which of those bodies submitt…
94. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No 29 of 26 March 2025, the reason no inspections took place in that period under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Orders 1973 and 1989 in that period; if any such inspections have been undertaken since 26 March 2025 to-date in 2025; his plans to begin random inspe…
95. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport when the identified park and ride sites for Galway City will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22756/25]
96. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No 290 of 8 April 2025, the current waiting time for driving tests in Ireland; the length of time people can expect to wait to be offered a test; the steps being taken to address the backlog; the systems in place to ensure that the 10-week waiting time target is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22…
97. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has investigated the costs associated with bringing all private bus routes back into operation by publicly owned agencies such as Bus Éireann or Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22795/25]
98. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the means by which he intends to ensure pedestrian safety for access to the Mount Vernon footbridge and Tramore Valley park, from the Grange side, in Cork. [22849/25]
99. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the qualifying criteria for access to the disabled drivers and passengers' scheme to include individuals who have a scoliosis diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22017/25]
100. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Finance when personal injury insurance cost reductions will be passed onto consumers. [22062/25]