76. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the inclusion of commercial operators in free fare schemes is being considered under the 40% increase in the allocation for the operation of State-subsidised Public Service Obligation public transport services in Budget 2026. [55602/25]
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77. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to encourage the uptake of hydrotreated vegetable oil for commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55603/25]
78. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the routes that will be serviced by proposed two new BusConnects core bus corridors in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55615/25]
79. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the closure of the Charlestown driving test centre; if the Road Safety Authority consulted with his Department prior to the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55649/25]
80. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if a lease remains in place for the Charlestown Driving Test Centre; the term of the lease and the annual cost of the lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55650/25]
81. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if the Finglas driving test centre has sufficient capacity to absorb the testers and candidates previously assigned to Charlestown; the assessment which has been carried out to ensure service levels are maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55651/25]
82. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the impacts which have been observed in Finglas since the closure of the Charlestown driving test centre, including changes in waiting times, pass rates, or operational pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55652/25]
83. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the communication protocols which exist between the Road Safety Authority and local authorities regarding infrastructure changes near driving test centres; the reason there was a breakdown in communication in the case of Charlestown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55653/25]
84. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the lessons which have been learned from the closure of the Charlestown driving test centre; the way in which these will inform future site selection, stakeholder engagement, and contingency planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55654/25]
85. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of agentic AI, and in what contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55707/25]
86. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to outline the steps being taken to ensure that bus routes (details supplied) are better serviced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55751/25]
87. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the monthly passenger figures for major public transport services from January to September 2025, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55800/25]
88. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding by category (details supplied) that was allocated to the EV grant scheme in 2020 to 2025; in tabular form. [55864/25]
89. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the number of EV grants awarded, broken down by county, average value of vehicle and average value of award, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [55865/25]
90. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered targeted supports for EV uptake in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55866/25]
91. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to increase EV uptake amongst lower incomes households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55867/25]
92. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the plans to progress active travel both in urban and rural Ireland; the plans for Kerry in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55868/25]
93. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on discussions he has had with Irish Rail and the NTA about opening up catering services on additional routes; the progress being made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55869/25]
94. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the allocation that was ringfenced to expand light rail in the State as part of Budget 2026; under which subhead this allocation appears; the allocations in which these expansions will take place; when they are expected to be completed; what light rail capacity will be when completed, including the number of kilometres per project; and if he will make a statement on…
95. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will rule out fare increases on public transport in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55897/25]
96. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the reason Irish students attending university in Northern Ireland are no longer able to obtain TFI student Leap cards online; if this is intentional or an error; if this will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55983/25]
97. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the reasons or justification for the collection of birth certificates or passports of minors and their guardians as part of the application process for the Child (5-8) TFI Leap card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56017/25]
98. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance to outline the number of housing units realised in the cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick and Waterford, by city, that have received tax incentives under the Living Cities initiative since July 2022, all of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55744/25]
99. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff working in each of Revenue’s frontier management branches as of the end of September 2025; the level of funding allocated in 2025 for these staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55575/25]
100. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if there has been an increase during 2025 in the number of x-ray scanners available to the Revenue Commissioners for detection of smuggling; and the plans for further investment in scanners in Budget 2026. [55577/25]