Questions

226. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport to clarify if Shannon Airport is being used as a stopover point for flights chartered by the US’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency; if the Minister can provide the number of such flights that have used Shannon Airport in the last 12 months and the dates for same; if the Minister can clarify whether these flights were inspected or if there ar…

227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is implementing and considering to support small transport companies who employ and train young people, given that many small operators are currently paying the full cost of training themselves while lengthy licensing processes significantly delay new drivers entering the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [119…

228. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address harness racing on our roads; to provide an update on the Horse-Drawn Carriages Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13467/26]

229. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 12 February 2026, to clarify the definition applied by his Department to the terms “unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs)” and “unidentified flying objects (UFOs)” as referenced in his reply; the way such observations are classified within Ireland’s occurrence reporting framework under Regulation (EU) 376/2014 and …

230. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the strategies in place to address the limited bus priority and high volume of private cars using main bus corridors in Dublin during peak hours, in light of the average network speed across Dublin Bus services falling 5% year-on-year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13495/26]

231. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he will outline all sections of enacted le…

232. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 19% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF that were to drivers that should have been disqualified (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13522/26]

233. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he is engaging with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and the Courts Service regarding to the circumstances in which the 18% of disqualified drivers not matched on the national vehicle and driver file who were on the road who did not hold a valid drivers licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13523/26]

234. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the cost to date of the installation of cycle lanes and active transport throughout the State in the past ten years. [13528/26]

235. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport when Kilkenny County Council and Carlow County Council will receive their allocation of funding for road maintenance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13540/26]

236. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the old Airport Hopper route in Dublin; if the NTA has considered providing a public replacement service; the public transport options available to the people of Dublin mid-west to get to Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13569/26]

237. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the Kerry Pike pedestrian improvement scheme has passed planning but only received €140,000 in funding from the NTA this year. [13589/26]

238. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether planning for a road safety improvement project that requires acquisition of private land can be passed prior to any agreement for acquisition. [13591/26]

239. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport where the funding announced in July 2025 for the national development programme currently is; if this funding can be released; if so, when; if specific funding from this allocation can be made available for works on the N25; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13664/26]

240. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to confirm whether all first, second and third-time learner permit holders have been written to by the Road Safety Authority following his signing of S.I. No. 527/2025, the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13665/26]

241. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide the number of learner drivers on the waiting list to sit their test, broken down per driving test centre, from July 2025 to date in 2026; and the average waiting time for each centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13667/26]

242. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to make emergency funding available to Kerry County Council to address a wall and public road that has been undermined by the Behy River at Curra, Glenbeigh (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13806/26]

243. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to make emergency funding available to Kerry County Council to address bridges that have been undermined/damaged, which have been reported several times during the past number of years, that require emergency works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13807/26]

244. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to make emergency funding available to Kerry County Council to address a bridge (details supplied) that requires emergency works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13808/26]

245. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport his views on proposals to reform the rail industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13838/26]

246. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the reason the rolling out of the bus stop installations programme the responsibility of the National Transport Authority across County Kerry is experiencing such huge delays; when towns and villages in Kerry will see these bus stops in place; if he will provide a specific timeframe for each town, village and location; and if he will make a statement on the …

247. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport In light of the decision to abolish the passenger cap at Dublin Airport; if a company (details supplied) has formally advised his Department that current air traffic control staffing levels are sufficient to safely accommodate increased passenger and flight volumes without reliance on discretionary overtime. [13900/26]

248. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport to confirm whether any regulatory or safety oversight body has raised red flags with his Department about controller fatigue levels, insufficient staffing buffers, or concerns about system resilience given the planned traffic increases; and the action he has taken to try and resolve this issue considering the media is reporting that it has been ongoing for sever…

249. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport given capacity problems are already evident in January 2026, the specific assurances he can provide that Ireland’s air traffic control system will not be overwhelmed when summer traffic arrives, particularly given the removal of passenger limits. [13902/26]

250. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost of equalising rates for three and six month motor tax payments with the rate of the 12-month payment. [13947/26]