26. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if, given the capacity issues on the Dublin Bus route 33X, the NTA will introduce additional capacity on this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32893/25]
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27. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether Dublin Bus drivers have been consulted for their views on the proposed BusConnects plan for bus route 33; if so, what their view is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32894/25]
28. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the expansion of bus services to and from Dublin Airport; what is included in the proposed expansion of bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32895/25]
29. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the improvement of infrastructure for designated bus stops at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32896/25]
30. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Luas-to-Lucan project; if it will be brought to a stage where planning permission will be sought in the lifetime of the 34th Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30607/25]
31. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the overall state of progress of the BusConnects scheme nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30608/25]
32. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown, by centre, of the average driving test waiting list times; to provide a breakdown of the number of applicants waiting to sit their driving test; the number of driving testers employed; the number of testers on part-time versus full-time contracts in each driving test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement o…
33. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for a progress report on the battery-operated DART to Wicklow town; the timeline for its operation; the actions that have to be taken before that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32992/25]
34. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown of the cost for the Dodder greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32995/25]
35. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the funding provided for staffing in Bus Éireann in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [33024/25]
36. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the funding provided for staffing in Dublin Bus in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [33025/25]
37. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the reason the disabled person’s parking card (known as the blue badge) has to be renewed every two years; if he will review this requirement given the difficulty it poses for disabled people (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33073/25]
38. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the reason a booking fee of €2.50 is imposed on free travel pass holders; if this fee will be abolished as it is unfair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33074/25]
39. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to ensure an automatic ramp is on trains to avoid a person using a wheelchair having to call ahead and be assisted with a ramp to board and disembark the train; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33075/25]
40. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport when a village (details supplied) will be provided a local link service following proof of demand from those living there for a service in the area. [33076/25]
41. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a proposal for road improvements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33080/25]
42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of delayed departure and arrival times for the Bus Éireann Expressway routes (details supplied) for each month in 2025; the reason for each delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33135/25]
43. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers in 2022, 2023 and 2024 who paid a fee of €85 to receive an invitation from the Road Safety Authority to book a driving test; the number who failed to book a driving test on receipt of an invitation; the number who then used the booking confirmation letter to renew their learner permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
44. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers in 2022, 2023 and 2024 who paid a fee of €85 to join the waiting list for a driving test; the number who then used the email from the RSA confirming that they had requested to join the waiting list, to successfully renew their permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33180/25]
45. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving test centres in operation in each county as of 13 June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33181/25]
46. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the details of the new proposal of the e-liquid products tax and the way in which he intends to ensure that tax evasion particularly from pop-up vape shops does not occur as a company (details supplied) reported that an illicit market could rise to nearly 60% - €131 million in tax could be lost each year; and the measures he is taking to ensure that these 'fly…
47. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when Revenue first became aware it had not received the correct amount of chargeable excess tax and withholding tax from senior civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33009/25]
48. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if there are any limitation on the ability of Revenue to clawback chargeable excess tax and withholding tax from the 30 cases if underpayment occurred more than four years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33011/25]
49. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance the amount added to the Exchequer by the sale by NAMA of what is known as the former Irish Glass bottle and fabrizia sites, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33018/25]
50. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance if Irish sovereign wealth and investment funds will divest their holdings in Israel, the illegally occupied territories in Palestine and the Golan Heights, in light of his statement on the matter in February 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33155/25]