355. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has ensured that best practice procedures are currently in place across local authorities in implementing active travel projects. [6513/26]
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356. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department have conducted any analysis as to if recent active travel improvements have made material improvements in pedestrian and cyclist safety and decreased the number of road traffic accidents. [6514/26]
357. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will work with the Department of Education and Youth to encourage making the driver theory test a mandatory part of transition year educational curriculum. [6515/26]
358. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reason that the H-spine bus route, which was the first BusConnects spine route created, does not have a 24-hour service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/26]
359. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide the National Transport Authority with the resources to provide rural communities and local authorities with a reasonable level of minimum service and allow local groups the autonomy to design their mobility options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6532/26]
360. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reason the commencement of the new L13 bus service between Kilternan, Stepaside and Sandyford has been delayed; when it will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6533/26]
361. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the engagements he has had with the Stormont executive in relation to the A5 road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6543/26]
362. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the lack of clear and audible public address announcements at DART stations particularly in relation to service delays and platform changes; the standards in place to ensure accessibility for passengers who are visually impaired; the steps being taken to improve the clarity and reliability of announcement…
363. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all DART stations indicating whether a fully functioning audible public address announcement system is in place at each station; whether any stations currently have partial or non-functioning systems; the timeline for remediation where deficiencies exist, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6582/26]
364. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to ongoing and seriously dangerous driving behaviour at a location (details supplied) particularly during school arrival and departure times; the measures currently in place, or planned by his Department in conjunction with the National Transport Authority and local authorities to improve road safety at this location; whether …
365. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking to address dangerous driving behaviour in the vicinity of primary and post-primary schools nationwide; whether any targeted road safety or driver awareness campaigns are planned or underway focusing on school zones and student safety; the way in which these initiatives are being coordinated with local authorities and An …
366. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the role of the Marine Survey Office in investigating fatalities or serious incidents involving Irish-registered fishing vessels; the number of such investigations initiated in the past five years; whether all incidents involving loss of life have been fully investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6590/26]
367. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department and the Marine Survey Office ensure that skippers and crew of fishing vessels operating from Irish ports have the necessary training and certification for safe operation, including radio communications and emergency procedures; whether language and communication barriers have been identified as a safety risk; and if he will ma…
368. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns from harbour authorities that sunken or poorly maintained inshore fishing vessels pose a risk to commercial shipping lanes, particularly where vessels have sunk or could sink in dredged channels; the protocols which apply for ensuring such vessels are insured and recoverable; and the person or body which ultimately bears the cost o…
369. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the schemes funded through his Department which subsidise public transport; if such apply to non-PSO operators; the allocation of such, by scheme and by allocation to operator, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6621/26]
370. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport to engage with the Road Safety Authority to prohibit the use of LED automatic high-beam dipping systems, given the danger they pose to motorists on rural roads; and to restrict the use of LED headlight bulbs in vehicles that were not originally designed or approved for such lighting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6622/26]
371. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider requests (details supplied) regarding Revenue's guidelines for determining employment status for taxation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6392/26]
372. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if an imported vehicle is required to be in working order to be registered for VRT. [6403/26]
373. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the next steps his Department will take to remove the deemed disposal rule on ETFs following budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5448/26]
374. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the changes in VAT for farmers that sell livestock in marts; and if the funding from same is going to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5450/26]
375. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 466 and 472 of 4 November 2025, if further updates are available following the referral of this issue by the Revenue Commissioners to the Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles, TCMV, interdepartmental working group, regarding false registration plates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5500/26]
376. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to calls to include gyms under tax relievable medical expenses; the steps he has taken to work towards that position with the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5527/26]
377. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding engagement he has had with the Department of Health in relation to the creation of a tax credit for those who join gyms to encourage an uptake in gym membership and use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5528/26]
378. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount his Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5536/26]
379. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of expenditure by his Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under his remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the annual cost per a…