151. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any assessment of the pilot project in Killarney related to the use of single use coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8931/26]
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152. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the merits of introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8932/26]
153. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the level of engagement he has had with businesses that primarily sell coffee and other hot beverages that would be impacted by the implementation of a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8933/26]
154. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his Department’s involvement in implementing a recent CIÉ pension scheme increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8972/26]
155. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has confirmed its budget for the local link service for this coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8771/26]
156. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport his plans to set up a taskforce to deal with outstanding issues regarding aviation industry pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8814/26]
157. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 28 January 2026, the full actions that were taken to address the small-scale oil slick at a location (details supplied), particularly in relation to the joined up response between his Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Irish Coast Guard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8872/26]
158. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the Safe Routes to Schools projects funded, completed, and under construction in the Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown Council area. [8912/26]
159. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has defined objective criteria for determining when a national road project listed in the National Development Plan progresses from inclusion status to an active delivery priority; whether the N72 Mallow relief road currently meets those criteria; and if he will set out the basis for that assessment. [8914/26]
160. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether anomalous aerial observations, including unidentified or non-cooperative aircraft observed in Irish airspace, are explicitly recognised by his Department and the Irish Aviation Authority as reportable safety-of-flight occurrences under Regulation (EU) No. 376/2014; and if so, the specific guidance, definitions, or standard operating procedures which ar…
161. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department is aware that Irish-registered flight crews operating transatlantic services are subject to clearer and more explicit mandatory reporting requirements for anomalous aerial observations when operating in U.S. airspace than when operating in Irish airspace; whether his Department considers this mid-air regulatory inconsistency as an issue …
162. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport in view of proposals to increase passenger numbers at Dublin Airport through the removal of the passenger cap, if his Department has undertaken any assessments of whether existing safety-of-flight reporting procedures for anomalous aerial observations are sufficiently explicit, standardised, and mandatory to support increased traffic volumes; and if he will ma…
163. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has examined differences between the reporting procedures available to Irish registered flight crews when operating in United States airspace and those applicable when operating in Irish airspace, in respect of anomalous aerial observations; whether he considers existing Irish procedures to be sufficiently clear and accessible; and if …
164. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport in the context of proposals to increase passenger numbers at Dublin Airport, the assessment that has been carried out of whether current safety of flight reporting procedures for anomalous aerial observations meet international best practice standards; whether any gaps have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8938/26]
165. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the financial supports available to schools for safety measures outside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8957/26]
166. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No.13 of 28 January 2026, to confirm rather than ‘indicate’ if Gardaí have access to data on the NVDF via their mobility device on whether a disqualified driver surrendered their licence or learner permit to the RSA; and if that data is in real time for Gardaí to access at the roadside; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
167. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the updating of Statutory Instruments in relation to implementing a recent CIÉ pension scheme increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8971/26]
168. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Athlone-Galway greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9018/26]
169. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the amount of funding allocated for the Athlone-Galway greenway project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9019/26]
170. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the reason active travel funding has been cut to Louth County Council in the latest funding allocation; the extent that council officials have told elected representatives that some planned schemes will not go ahead or be delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9033/26]
171. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the assessments that have been carried out concerning accessibility if rail passengers are forced by Irish Rail to change trains at either Greystones or Wicklow railway stations; if he will publish any such assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9059/26]
172. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider implementing mandatory data sharing with NTA by app-based service providers to ensure regulatory compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9082/26]
173. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will recognise road-traffic collision and fatality data as public-health data, given that such data relates to preventable deaths and injuries that cluster at identifiable locations; and if he will support the routine sharing and publication of anonymised collision location data for prevention and research purposes, in line with the April 2024 guidance o…
174. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the procurement and timings of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9117/26]
175. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a review can be conducted of the primary medical certificate criteria to include children with severe intellectual/behavioural or safety-related mobility issues. [8778/26]