704. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request the NTA to give favourable consideration to increasing Local Link services to a rural, remote communities in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25166/26]
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705. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request the National Transport Authority (NTA) to give favourable consideration to linking Glencar (details supplied) to and from Glenbeigh, Dromid, Gap of Dunloe, Killarney, Kenmare and Cahersiveen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25167/26]
706. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request the National Transport Authority to acknowledge the tremendous work carried out by Local Link Kerry and provide the necessary funding to allow them to provide additional important new routes throughout the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25168/26]
707. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if there is any statutory minimum age requirement for a person in control of a horse-drawn vehicle on a public road. [25170/26]
708. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which horse-drawn vehicles fall within the scope of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and subsequent road traffic legislation. [25171/26]
709. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the offences that currently apply where a horse-drawn vehicle is used in a dangerous manner on a public road. [25172/26]
710. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the use of sulkies on public roads is lawful and; if so, under what conditions or restrictions. [25173/26]
711. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if any national guidelines or regulations exist governing the use of sulkies on public roads. [25174/26]
712. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the powers that are available to An Garda Síochána to stop, seize or otherwise intervene in the use of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads. [25175/26]
713. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether An Garda Síochána have specific powers to intervene where a minor is in control of a horse-drawn vehicle on a public road. [25176/26]
714. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has undertaken, or intends to undertake, a review of the legislative framework governing the use of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads. [25178/26]
715. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to the introduction of a minimum age and/or competency requirement for persons in control of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads. [25179/26]
716. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to the introduction of a licensing or permitting system for individuals in control of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads. [25180/26]
717. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing a clear national statutory framework to regulate the use of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads, reducing reliance on local authority bye-laws under the Control of Horses Act 1996. [25181/26]
718. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department took to engage with Bus Éireann in relation to their review of Expressway service routes following the Minister receiving a letter in September 2025 from the chair of the CIÉ group informing the Minister of this review; whether his Department is planning to intervene to reverse the cancellation of Expressway routes in May 2026; and i…
719. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department will take to maintain public transport connectivity in the areas affected by the planned cancellation of Bus Éireann Expressway routes in May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25223/26]
720. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a driving test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25226/26]
721. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the roll-out of new automated speed cameras at road accident black spots across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25235/26]
722. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of the locations which have been funded for road safety improvements under the low-cost safety improvement scheme since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25237/26]
723. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has undertaken an evaluation of the outcomes of the low-cost safety improvement scheme; if the scheme has reduced the number of accidents on our roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25238/26]
724. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether motor tax revenue is ringfenced for expenditure on road construction and road improvements; the amount taken in motor tax revenue in each year from 2015-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25239/26]
725. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the initial estimated allocation compared to the actual outturn for the period of carbon tax to his Department, disaggregated by the programme or measure funded, for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25276/26]
726. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of services operating on the Maynooth train line, per day, in each of the years 2016 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25301/26]
727. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the amount of allocated carbon tax funding that remained unspent at year end; the amount surrendered back to the Exchequer via the Central Fund; the amount carried over via formal arrangements for deferred surrender; and whether amounts carried over were retained for the specific programme/measure originally allocated or transferred to other named progr…
728. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to strengthen road safety governance to achieve the target 50% reduction in deaths and serious injuries by 2030, in line with the Government Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030; the specific actions being taken to enhance the accountability and performance management of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and its collaboration with An Garda Síoc…