194. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding provided to date for the development of U-Space in Ireland; to outline the estimated total cost for its development and implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31833/25]
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195. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport when the timetable for the Bus Éireann route 161 which serves Dundalk to Newry via Carlingford in County Louth was last reviewed; and if there are plans to revise or improve the service. [31861/25]
196. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s timeline for building the new motorway from Cork to Limerick. [31884/25]
197. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider raising age eligibility for those who wish to avail of the young adult Leap Card considering the financial pressures facing people in their mid-to-late twenties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31887/25]
198. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing a budget to the National Transport Authority specifically for service enhancement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31912/25]
199. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the reasons the National Transport Authority has no specific budget allocation for service enhancements; the number of services it assessed on a case-by-case basis that were determined to be in need of enhancement from 2022 to date in 2025; the amount of money spent by the National Transport Authority on enhancing services on a case-by-case basis; and if he wil…
200. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to outline the amount of the €15million allocated to the National Transport Authority under Budget 2025 for the provision of new services across the State that was allocated towards the rollout of the B-Spine under BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31914/25]
201. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the capital budget allocation for his Department in the years of 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [32567/25]
202. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of delays in the Irish Aviation Authority issuing EASA Part 66 Category A maintenance licences and other relevant licenses to apprentice aircraft engineers; the reasons for these the delays; how he intends on remedying the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31952/25]
203. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the status of engagements between Iarnród Éireann and a representative group (details supplied), including the reasons for the absence of meetings over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31978/25]
204. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify which individual or body within Iarnród Éireann initiated a review of a representative group (details supplied); if he will outline the process by which the terms of reference for this review were developed, including whether members of the group were consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31979/25]
205. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns raised in relation to the conduct of the external body engaged by Iarnród Éireann to facilitate engagement with a representative group (details supplied); and if he will indicate whether any complaints or issues were formally brought to the attention of senior management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31980/25]
206. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport when he plans to meet with members of the representative groups (details supplied), further to previous verbal commitments to engage with these groups to inform the development of accessible public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31981/25]
207. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for reinstating the Dublin to Derry airlink, and if it can be brought forward from the projected October 2026 timeframe to reflect the long delay in reinstating this important service for the northwest region. [32017/25]
208. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the person or body currently responsible for running the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951, given that the trustee committee has not been fully in place since November 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32050/25]
209. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the details of the Interim Pensions Administration Body set up by CIÉ to deal with the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951; the persons on the body; the role of the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32051/25]
210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the proposal by the CIÉ group to close off its defined benefit pension scheme for new employees and move them to a defined contribution scheme; if he has concerns about this proposal and the possible worsening of employment rights and standards involved, especially given that some companies in the group continue to struggle to recruit…
211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if, in relation to proposals to close off the defined benefit scheme for new CIÉ employees, he is preparing to support a Government letter of comfort to CIÉ workers related to the current benefits and rights of their pension scheme; if any such letter of comfort afforded to workers will effectively underwrite the scheme should any future funding issues…
212. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport to provide a report on the National Transport Authority demand need assessment along the H1 bus route. [32165/25]
213. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a private company (details supplied) that automatically grabs and resells cancellation slots for driving test for the price of €120; when this practice began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32195/25]
214. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to expand the e-scooter legislation which was introduced in May 2024 in order that it also involves a requirement for registration and insurance of an e-scooter, and statutory checks on the technical specification of an e-scooter. [32197/25]
215. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if a contract has been signed to construct the Greystones Coast Guard Station; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32206/25]
216. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on plans to bring the DART to Wicklow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32207/25]
217. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to provide funding along the planned Tallaght to Hollywood Cross upgrade of the N81 in Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32208/25]
218. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a timeframe for the commencement of the new bus route from Glendalough to Bray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32209/25]