427. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to expand active travel projects in County Cork, in particular funding for active travel infrastructure in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59996/25]
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428. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise regarding ongoing issues for a student Leap card applicant (details supplied); if he is aware that similar issues are affecting a number of students attending the same third level institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60005/25]
429. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the issue whereby people with a travel pass have to pay private bus operators €3.00 each time they book a seat on a bus; if he will respond to correspondence highlighting the issue (details supplied). [60028/25]
430. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the frequency and capacity of Bus Éireann route NX, as current services between Navan and Dublin are insufficient to meet commuter demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60083/25]
431. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for driving tests in each test centre in County Meath; the number of applicants currently waiting beyond ten to twelve weeks in each test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60084/25]
432. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the provisions that are in place to increase the local link bus service within the Navan Municipal District to improve rural connectivity and access to Navan town. [60085/25]
433. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport where Navan is included in the safe routes to school programme, and which schools in Navan have been approved for upgrades. [60086/25]
434. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that all current and future public transport infrastructure projects, including DART+, MetroLink, and BusConnects, meet full accessibility standards for people with disabilities; if audits of existing rail and bus stations have been carried out to identify gaps; and if he will provide timelines for when any necessary upgrades will be compl…
435. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the NTA have recently decided not to approve funding for an additional 33D bus service from Portrane to Dublin City centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60149/25]
436. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence regarding toll fee increases (details supplied); if he will address concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60190/25]
437. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 55526 of 14 October 2025, if he can provide electronic access to the reports listed in his response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57713/25]
438. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing legislation to ensure that consumers retain the right to pay in cash for goods and services, given that an increasing number of businesses are going cashless, which risks discriminating against people who are elderly or digitally excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57727/25]
439. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out any assessment on the impact of cashless business policies on consumer rights; if he will consider introducing consumer protection measures to ensure access to cash payment options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57728/25]
440. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the reasons the deemed disposal issue relating to exchange-traded funds was not addressed in Budget 2026 and if he intends to address it in the future. [57770/25]
441. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the living cities initiative scheme to other large towns with historic centres, such as Ennis in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57810/25]
442. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the number of houses in each LPT band, in each of the years 2015 to 2025; and the income from each band by year for the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57811/25]
443. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to provide for comparative purposes, the number of staff working in each of Revenue's frontier management branches in 2022 to 2024, and to end of September 2025; and the number of new staff recruited or reassigned to each branch in 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [57886/25]
444. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to examine a matter regarding an investment scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57906/25]
445. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has engaged with the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom regarding a banking group's (details supplied) potential exposure of approximately €400 million arising from the UK motor-finance redress scheme; if his Department has been briefed on the projected impact on the Group's capital adequacy and profitability; and if …
446. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the implications for the Exchequer of a banking group's (details supplied) reported provision of up to €400 million in respect of the UK motor-finance redress scheme, particularly regarding potential effects on corporation-tax receipts and any dividend payments to the State as a shareholder; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the mechanisms in place for cooperation between the Central Bank of Ireland and the UK Financial Conduct Authority in circumstances where Irish-regulated banks are subject to enforcement or redress proceedings in the United Kingdom; and if he is satisfied that sufficient information-sharing exists to safeguard Irish financial-system stability. [57922/25]
448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland has undertaken a review of commission-linked car-finance arrangements in the domestic Irish market similar to those under investigation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority; if so, the findings which have emerged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57923/25]
449. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if he will request, under Section 33AK of the Central Bank Act 1942, a report from the Central Bank of Ireland on Irish banks' exposure to overseas redress or compensation schemes; and if he will consider publishing a summary of the report to promote transparency and maintain market confidence. [57924/25]
450. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is monitoring the fiscal impact of major banking-sector provisions, including banking groups (details supplied) estimated €400 million exposure to the UK motor-finance redress scheme, on overall budgetary forecasts and the medium-term fiscal framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57925/25]
451. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of Irish sovereign debt held by the ECB each year since 2008, in tabular form. [57965/25]