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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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John Connolly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
326. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the new Local Link routes that have commenced to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71030/25]
John Connolly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
327. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of all routes planned for County Galway in the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71031/25]
John Connolly Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
328. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport when his Department will commence the development of the next Rural Ireland Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71032/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
329. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take to increase the number of direct flights from Ireland to Canada. [71093/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
330. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the establishment of the transport security force. [71121/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the statutory basis under road traffic legislation for the authorisation described by operators as a “tram licence”; to confirm whether this authorisation constitutes a recognised driving licence category under the Road Traffic Act 1961 and associated regulations; and the Department’s position on whether tram drivers operating on public roads fall within the de…
Ken O'Flynn Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
332. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the Department’s assessment of the extent to which tram drivers operate under their private driving licences when a tram is driven on a public road; the Department’s evaluation of the insurance and indemnity arrangements in place for tram operations transporting large passenger volumes; and the current post-collision procedures issued to tram drivers align with…
Ken O'Flynn Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
333. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the oversight mechanisms in place to verify that tram operators comply with all relevant road traffic, licensing, and insurance requirements when trams operate on public roads; if the Department has carried out any compliance audits of tram operations in the past five years; and any legislative or regulatory changes under review to ensure the legal status and s…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
334. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his plans to serve notices to treat for the DART+ South West project before the end of the 18 month deadline. [71193/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
335. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if Government approval is required to serve notices to treat for the DART+ South West project under the infrastructure guidelines. [71194/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
336. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the effect the delayed timeline for the procurement for DART+ South West announced in the sectoral plan for transport will have on the procurement for DART+ West noting that two pre-qualification questionnaires for design and build single supplier frameworks for the entire DART+ project were advertised in May 2025. [71195/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
337. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of Iarnród Éireann’s confirmation that the Galway-Limerick service is already operating ‘at capacity’, and given that both the Galway-Limerick and Galway-Dublin services are currently constrained by the single-track bottleneck between Galway Ceannt and Athenry, if he intends to fund the full double-tracking scheme on this section; if not, the…
Jennifer Whitmore Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
338. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to advise on the stakeholder process further to approval in principle for a service (details supplied) to use the bus lane network while carrying out their services; the proposed timelines for such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71263/25]
Emer Currie Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
339. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the rules and regulations regarding the construction of EV charging points in petrol stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71266/25]
Emer Currie Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
340. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the planning guidelines which apply to the installation of canopy structures at public EV charging stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71267/25]
Emer Currie Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
341. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined international best practice regarding the provision of shelter at EV-charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71268/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
342. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of road safety improvement schemes funded in Westmeath from 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [71274/25]
Emer Currie Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
343. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a project (details supplied); the progress that will be made within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71294/25]
Emer Currie Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
344. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a project (details supplied); the progress that will be made within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71295/25]
Emer Currie Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
345. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a project (details supplied); the progress that will be made within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71296/25]
Emer Currie Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Transport
346. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the current status of a project (details supplied); the progress that will be made within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71297/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Finance
347. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined policy options used in other jurisdictions, including Canada and New Zealand, regarding restrictions or higher stamp duty on purchases of existing residential property by non resident and non EEA buyers; whether any assessment has been made of the expected impact of such measures on prices, supply and market access…
Eoghan Kenny Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Finance
348. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department, and agencies under the Department’s remit, purchase data on the habits and activities of social media users and other platforms; if so, the reasons for purchasing such data; the amount spent in 2024 and 2025 year to date on such expenditure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70864/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Finance
349. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps taken by his Department to assess whether regulated credit institutions have, at any time since 2007, applied undisclosed credit exposures or internal credit lines to SME borrowers that were not disclosed in loan documentation; the role of the Central Bank in monitoring such practices; and the protections in place to ensure that all borrowe…
Ken O'Flynn Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Finance
350. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline whether the Central Bank has conducted any supervisory reviews since 2007 into the use of embedded derivative risks, undisclosed credit lines, or internal exposure modelling in connection with fixed-rate loans or interest-rate risk management products sold to SMEs;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71041/25]