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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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Grace Boland Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
272. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the delivery timeline specified by the NTA for a company (details supplied) for the delivery of the bank card payments system planned for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25248/25]
Grace Boland Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
273. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the orders the NTA has made with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25249/25]
Richard O'Donoghue Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
274. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the reason the waiting time for the reissuing of a Irish licence is so long for persons returning from abroad who have held a Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25251/25]
Richard O'Donoghue Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
275. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the reason the original driver foreign licence must be confiscated, leaving the applicant without a licence and therefore unable to drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25252/25]
Richard O'Donoghue Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
276. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if a provision for a temporary or interim driver licence will be put in place as is standard practice in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25253/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
277. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the process by which a road might be upgraded from a regional road to a national road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25290/25]
Seán Crowe Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
278. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the current total service volume of each driving test centre, in tabular form. [25310/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
279. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport his position on funding for transport infrastructure upgrades in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25343/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
280. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the funding for transport infrastructure upgrades in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25344/25]
Alan Kelly Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
281. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of installation of a bike stand with capacity for 30 bicycles and 30 bikes to be installed in Tipperary similar to the Dublin Bus scheme. [25347/25]
Alan Kelly Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
282. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the criteria used by National Transport Authority and Bus Éireann to determine the routes prioritised for the deployment of additional buses in response to capacity needs. [25348/25]
Liam Quaide Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
283. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend the electric vehicle grant for taxis, hackneys and limousines (eSPSV) to include hybrid vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25371/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
284. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to address the platform limitations in Connolly Station and expand the station to include more platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25396/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
285. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the reason that DART Underground has been delayed to 2042; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25397/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
286. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the primary reason for disruptions on Irish Rail services; if he will provide a service-by-service breakdown of disruptions, detailing how frequent there are disruptions on each Irish Rail service and what the primary reason is on each service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25398/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
287. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown of the age profile of trains and carriages across the entire Irish Rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25399/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
288. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport where follow-up customer satisfaction surveys have already been carried out in relation to BusConnects, where they are planned to be carried out; when they will be published and reported on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25400/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
289. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if there are any modifications planned with BusConnects customer satisfaction results in mind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25401/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport whether, in light of significant safety and operational concerns for island communities and offshore maritime operations being raised, and the lack of consultation with island communities, medics and SAR crews, if he will reconsider the replacement of the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter with the Leonardo AW189 and retain the current helicopter on the west coast; an…
Jennifer Whitmore Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
291. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown, by each centre of each of the number of testers employed by the RSA to work overtime on a weekly basis, the number of testers employed by the RSA on full-time contracts, and the number of testers employed by the RSA on part-time contracts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25428/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
292. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown, by each centre of the number of testers employed by the RSA that have held their position for more than 20 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25429/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
293. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the future plans for reform of the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25483/25]
Thomas Gould Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
294. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on CIÉ pension recipients who have not received an increase in almost 18 years. [25510/25]
Pa Daly Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
295. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the toll revenue collected by Transport Infrastructure Ireland from the M50 in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [25534/25]
Pa Daly Written 20 May 2025 · to Transport
296. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost of repairs and maintenance of the M50 in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [25535/25]