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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Pa Daly Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to ensure regional and national roads in Kerry are adequately maintained; if he has considered conducting a review into the state of the regional and national road network in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23023/25]
Ciarán Ahern Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
2. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to bring forward a new national aviation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23103/25]
Pa Daly Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
3. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts he is making to improve the experience of commuters on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23024/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
4. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a policy to ensure that there is no increase in public transport fares until we are on track to meet our transport-related carbon emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23026/25]
Louis O'Hara Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
5. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if work has commenced on a new State aviation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23069/25]
James O'Connor Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
6. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline plans on multi-annual road funding as part of the Programme for Government; when he plans to start implementing this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22897/25]
James Geoghegan Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
7. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand free public transport access for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22821/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
8. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the introduction of free public transport for children under the age of nine that was announced in budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22834/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
9. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department supports Dublin local authorities in planning and delivering local road infrastructure beyond direct grants; if there are plans to review this support model to better reflect the scale and complexity of urban transport needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22046/25]
Louis O'Hara Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
10. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is undertaking to address capacity issues on InterCity rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22868/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
11. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide an update on the delivery of next generation ticketing, given that one year has passed since the signing of the contract for this upgrade; the timeline his Department is considering for the completed process; if he intends to expedite this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22832/25]
Albert Dolan Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
12. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the ongoing issues affecting the rail service between Athenry and Galway city, including persistent capacity constraints, service delays, and overcrowding during peak times; and the specific measures being considered to improve reliability, increase service frequency, and add additional carriages to better accommodate growing passenger demand …
Donna McGettigan Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
13. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the review of the National Aviation Policy to maximise the use of our regional airports, as promised in the programme for Government [20950/25]
John Paul O'Shea Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
14. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 1 April 2025, to provide an update on the number of driving test assessors currently assigned to Cork; the number if the projected doubling of testers at the end of April was achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22670/25]
David Maxwell Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
15. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the N2 schemes from Ardee to Castleblayney and Clontibret to the border joining the A5; and, with work to prepare the final route on Clontibret to the border being published soon, for an update on next round of funding for both schemes. [14098/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
16. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport for an update on any possible movement to provide a new railway station on the north side of Drogheda, considering the huge population growth on Drogheda's north side along the PANCR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22503/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
17. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to mitigate against long waiting times for driving licences theory test and driving test applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22824/25]
Joe Neville Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
18. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans to ensure an increase in public transport routes in and out of university towns such as Maynooth, which has many students that commute daily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14623/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
19. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to providing toilet facilities on buses running in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22885/25]
James O'Connor Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
20. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will give the local authorities affected further funding for emergency works to replace the road network given the severe weather events in County Cork over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22900/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
21. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position on the reviewing of the proposals from the public consultation regarding the expansion of route 233 bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22801/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
22. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the N2 Kilmoon Cross to Rath roundabout project; if he will commit to funding this project to completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22818/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
23. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when commuters will be facilitated to pay public transport fares using a bank card or phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22839/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
24. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress of the regional and local EV charging network plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22875/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 May 2025 · to Transport
25. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct the NTA to provide a direct bus service between Wicklow town and Greystones to connect to the DART network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22842/25]