Questions

267. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport his plans for increasing funding for the protection and renewal of the rural road network to resolve road maintenance backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25652/25]

268. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if the new N22 between Ovens and Macroom can be prioritised in the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27807/25]

269. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce on street EV charging infrastructure. [30251/25]

270. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport to examine the case for the establishment of a new bus stop in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34208/25]

271. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport for an update on how he has progressed the commissioning of a preferred route for the proposed Luas extension to Poolbeg since taking office; if he will supply a timeline in respect of constructive same; and if not, his plans to supply such a timeline. [34226/25]

272. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of funding his Department or agencies under its aegis have provided to each local authority in each of the past five years and to date in 2025; the total spend in respect of this funding by each local authority in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34247/25]

273. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns within local authorities regarding the provision of capital funding for bus stops without providing administrative, engineering or human resources to develop projects under the scheme. [34248/25]

274. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport when it is next scheduled to meet the Iarnród Eireann CEO. [34261/25]

275. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport the status of funding for phase three and four of the PANCR project in County Louth given phase two is due to commence shortly. [34275/25]

276. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) regarding its pre-Budget 2026 submission; if his Department has assessed the merit of its pre-Budget 2026 submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34283/25]

277. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance on options to extend tax relief to more commuters and more modes of sustainable transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34284/25]

278. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if he has recently engaged with the Road Safety Authority in respect of any new large-scale public information campaign that could be carried out to ensure proper use of e-scooters and to increase the public’s knowledge of existing rules around proper use of e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34293/25]

279. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the lack of resources for bus and truck driver testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34294/25]

280. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views on a case (details supplied) regarding a driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34305/25]

281. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport his plans to examine the current EV grant system and the introduction of additional incentives to encourage the uptake of EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34313/25]

282. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the impact on car dealerships in getting dates from the NCT service for their vehicles within a reasonable timeframe; the plans to ensure that car dealers with a trader account number have an NCT service for their vehicles within a reasonable timeframe (details supplied). [34327/25]

283. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the possible roll out of the taxi EV grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34338/25]

284. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the work of his Department, in conjunction with the NTA, on identifying the necessary legislative proposals to progress the transport security force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34428/25]

285. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish the 'National Policy Statement on Shared Mobility and the related Development of Hubs'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34429/25]

286. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to report on the Department's progress on publishing its new statement of strategy. [34431/25]

287. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department's work in developing a new national EV infrastructure strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34433/25]

288. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department's work in establishing a national EV recharging infrastructure data strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34434/25]

289. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the timeline for the drafting of a five-year strategy for the credit union sector, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33535/25]

290. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the likely contents of the five-year strategy for the credit union sector, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33536/25]

291. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the timeline for the commencement of the regulations increasing credit union lending capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33537/25]