26. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm the dates that the relevant Minister approved the deferred pensions rate increase the Eirgrid pension increment for retired employees with the consent of the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40124/25]
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27. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will confirm the dates that the relevant Minister approved the increases in pension payments for the Eirgrid pension increment for retired employees with the consent of the Minister for Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40125/25]
28. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm who is responsible for the playing pitches at the Curragh military camp; if there is a plan for their restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39884/25]
29. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of purchasing 35 additional hydrogen buses for the Bus Éireann PSO fleet. [39743/25]
30. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus users on each individual bus route in Galway city and county in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39744/25]
31. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers who had their learner permit renewed by the RSA while their application for a driving test was pending in each of the years 2022 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39800/25]
32. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the development of a successor scheme to the disabled driver and passenger scheme; if there is a timeline for the introduction of this successor scheme; the engagement ha has had with advocacy groups regarding the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39833/25]
33. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport when additional bus services will be provided in Cavan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39885/25]
34. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the supply of licensed taxi drivers and vehicles to support the needs of urban, rural, and night-time economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39938/25]
35. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on the review of the area knowledge module of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) driver entry test, including any recommendations arising from the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39939/25]
36. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that urgent safety and speed reduction measures on the N4 at Ballinalack and Rathowen, County Westmeath are prioritised for funding by the NTA (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39990/25]
37. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase licensed taxi drivers and vehicle supply in order to support the urban, rural, and night-time economies by at least 30% by 2027 given the significant shortage of taxis in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40022/25]
38. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to remove the current legislation that requires newly registered taxi vehicles to be wheelchair accessible vehicles in order to allow part-time drivers to enter the market, taking into account that there is a significant shortage of taxis in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40023/25]
39. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider increasing the wheelchair accessible vehicles SPSV grant scheme in order to financially support drivers to convert their vehicles into wheelchair accessible taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40024/25]
40. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider reforming the SPSV driver entry test in relation to specific geography-based knowledge, in view of the advancement in satellite navigation technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40025/25]
41. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase licensed taxi drivers and vehicle supply in order to support the urban, rural, and night-time economies, in particular taking into account recent NTA figures which show a 4% decline in taxi driver numbers in Cork since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40026/25]
42. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving test centres in operation in each county as of 10 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40043/25]
43. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number people waiting on a driving test; the average waiting time, broken down by county and by test centre in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form [40044/25]
44. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the average driving test waiting list times; 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, by driving test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40086/25]
45. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the recent fare changes have resulted in increased costs for passengers living in Skerries and Balbriggan and that this increase in fares is serving to heap further costs on hard pressed commuters in the middle of a cost of living crisis; if he will review this decision and allow Skerries and Balbriggan into the same zone as the rest of D…
46. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the driver test waiting times, by test centre; the breakdown of new applications, by test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40109/25]
47. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of resit applications for the driver tests in the months of May, June and July, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40110/25]
48. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport when a drivers licence for a person (details supplied) will be renewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40111/25]
49. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will expedite a driving test for the person given particular circumstances outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40135/25]
50. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the consideration given to the inclusion of a light rail system for Galway in the upcoming review of the National Development Plan; when the plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39984/25]