Questions

272. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the additional services on the Intercity rail routes, per year from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51492/25]

273. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the spending from central Government on cycle lanes per year from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51493/25]

274. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the spending from central Government on greenways from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51494/25]

275. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the increase in the kilometres of cycle lanes across Ireland per year from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51495/25]

276. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the plans for the €2 fare which was introduced as a cost-of-living measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51496/25]

277. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to specific measures to support commuters residing in areas closer to city and town centres whose bus services are at capacity before reaching their locality at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51497/25]

278. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend free fares for under nine year olds to private transport operators. [51563/25]

279. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the overall spending from central Government on greenways in Cork city and county per greenway since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51564/25]

280. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount requested, broken down by each local authority, from the safety improvement works grant and specific improvement grant, to include project detail and or name and or location in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 [51593/25]

281. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants, including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia and Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51666/25]

282. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the countries/states/provinces which Ireland has licence exchange agreements; those which his Department are engaged in the process of obtaining such an agreement; the year such processes began; the average timeframe to achieve such an agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51737/25]

283. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address the reduction in the past number of years of operating taxis, particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51753/25]

284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department is preparing for changes under the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES) starting October 2025, particularly regarding border infrastructure, staffing, data protection, and contingency planning to avoid delays; and whether the Government has engaged with UK and port operators (e.g. Rosslare, Dublin) to coordinate transitions. [51832/25]

285. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of full time Revenue Protection Officers (RPUs) employed by Irish Rail, and the estimated full year cost to double this number of RPUs. [51838/25]

286. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will reverse the decision not to implement default 30 kilometre an hour speed limits in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51847/25]

287. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport what steps he will take to ensure that there is no loss of bus service for St. MacDaras Community College and Rossmore Estate as a result of the re-routing of the 150 bus route via Limekiln Road to Greenhills College and the launch of Phase 7 of BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51849/25]

288. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will abolish public transport fares as a cost of living, air quality and climate action measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51850/25]

289. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the cost to extend the young adult leap card to persons under 28 years old. [51857/25]

290. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the cost to extend the young adult leap card to persons under 30 years old. [51858/25]

291. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when cameras to enforce red-light breaking will be installed. [51859/25]

292. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when cameras to enforce illegal usage of bus lanes will be installed. [51860/25]

293. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when the Cork Line Level Crossings Project will begin construction. [51861/25]

294. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport when the identified park and ride sites for Galway will be operational; the progress to-date on getting them up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51864/25]

295. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that the Dart+ southwest rail line is included for designated funding in the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40166/25]

296. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the current uptake of electric vehicles in the Dublin region; if it is in line with the Climate Action Plan’s 2030 electric vehicle targets for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49117/25]