176. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the current average waiting time for a driving test in Longford-Westmeath, broken down by test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49934/25]
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177. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns relating to the reliability of a bus service (details supplied); the actions he will take to engage with the provider to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49991/25]
178. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the budget allocated for active travel spending in 2025; and the estimated number of kilometres of new cycling infrastructure that this will deliver in 2025. [50018/25]
179. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the feasibility of creating a single nationwide parking platform, similar to the UK National Parking Platform, to allow motorists to use one app across all local authority areas; and if not, the reason. [50091/25]
180. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he accepts that motorists currently face unnecessary costs and inconvenience by being forced to download and manage multiple parking apps across different local authorities; and if he will bring forward proposals to introduce an interoperable parking system, similar to the model used successfully for toll tags. [50093/25]
181. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider advocating for the introduction for a rebate on hydrogenated vegetable oil fuel costs incurred by operators in the haulage and freight sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50144/25]
182. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a bus stop (details supplied) will be moved to a safer location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50171/25]
183. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of capacity issues on a rail service (details supplied); the plans for investment to increase capacity on this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50218/25]
184. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the typical capital cost of a bus shelter provided by the National Transport Authority. [50228/25]
185. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport further to communications from the National Transport Authority (details supplied) the estimated cost of ensuring that all out of order lifts in Irish Rail and DART stations are fully repaired on the day that they are reported. [50285/25]
186. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport to outline the work that has taken place to achieve the extension of the runway at Waterford airport, and to introduce commercial flights to an international carrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50295/25]
187. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy and BusConnects projects in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50305/25]
188. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the number of allocations made by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to Cork city council and Cork county council from 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50306/25]
189. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progress of rural public transport initiatives in Cork north central; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50307/25]
190. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a dedicated transport police service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50308/25]
191. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the reason a proposed tunnel through Bray Head was included in the cost analysis of double tracking the Rosslare-Dublin rail line; whether more cost-effective alternatives, such as double tracking north and south of Greystones, adding a second platform at Wexford O'Hanrahan station, and increasing speeds in south Wicklow, are being considered as part of p…
192. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport when the new Drogheda driving test centre will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50361/25]
193. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for a company (details supplied) prohibiting hackney drivers who are small public service vehicle licence holders from accessing and operating on its platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50374/25]
194. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the status of planning, design, and funding for the Mallow relief road; the total cost estimate; the amount which has been committed in the current or upcoming Budget for 2026; the timeframe for commencement and completion; and the measures in place to ensure that road development keeps pace with housing development in the Mallow / North Cork area. [50408/25]
195. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport when the national U-space steering group will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50443/25]
196. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the establishment of an operative inter-agency mechanism for the coordination of appropriate investigation of offences related to unmanned aircraft systems; when he expects this mechanism to be fully established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50444/25]
197. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the launch of education and awareness campaigns regarding compliance and enforcement, as outlined in the National Policy Framework for the unmanned aircraft systems sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50445/25]
198. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the establishment of test sites for the unmanned aircraft systems sector; which organisations, bodies and groups will be eligible to avail of these test sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50446/25]
199. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeline on the launch of test sites for the unmanned aircraft systems sector as outlined in the National Policy Framework for the unmanned aircraft systems sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50447/25]
200. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received any proposals for the creation of a mobile application to allow for members of the public to identify unmanned aircraft systems remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50448/25]