Questions

226. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether it is reasonable that drivers with substantial international driving experience are required to display L plates, undertake mandatory lessons and face insurance penalties, despite having previously held full Irish or equivalent licences abroad. [31574/26]

227. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has examined licence exchange practices in other EU member states that unilaterally recognise non-EU licences; and if so, if he will publish that analysis and indicate the reason Ireland has not adopted a similar model. [31575/26]

228. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport his plans to reduce speed limits in urban areas from 50km/h to 30km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31581/26]

229. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on any engagements he and his Department have had with the Garda Commissioner regarding roads policing staffing levels, with regards to the Road Safety Strategy, if an increase in staffing levels has been discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31585/26]

230. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether, before bringing the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 to Cabinet, his Department conducted any assessment of the Bill's impact on Ireland's obligations under the Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC), the EIA Directive (2011/92/EU), Regulation 598/2014 on the Balanced Approach, the EU Effort Sharing Regulation, or the Aarhus Conve…

231. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether he considers it consistent with his responsibilities that the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026, at Head 12, exempts itself from section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, which requires public bodies to take account of national climate objectives; whether this is the first piece of legislation brought forward…

232. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether the periodic review of in-house aviation expertise recommended by the Air Accident Investigation Unit in Safety Recommendation IRLD2021029 of the Rescue 116 Final Report (Report No. 2021-008, published 5 November 2021) has ever been conducted; (details supplied); whether he considers it appropriate that his Department is promoting the Dublin Airpor…

233. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person must be an Irish citizen to hold an Irish driving licence, even where they have passed an Irish driving test; if he will consider amending the rule in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31643/26]

234. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person must be an Irish citizen to hold an Irish driving licence even where they have passed an Irish driving test; if he will consider amending the rule in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31644/26]

235. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to assist the Irish abroad with the current driving licence exchange process, whereby, returning Irish citizens and US arrivals face an unnecessarily burdensome process for obtaining an Irish driving license (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31664/26]

236. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to increase frequency on the L52 local bus service between the Blanchardstown centre and Adamstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31671/26]

237. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport when works will be carried out to a bridge (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31680/26]

238. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving licences issued or renewed in each year from 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31707/26]

239. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of permanent driver testers the RSA has fully trained since his Department sanctioned an additional 70 in September 2024; the current number of driver testers working in each driving test centre; the number of overtime tests delivered each month in 2025 and to date in 2026, by driver testers; and the number of car driving test centres currently in op…

240. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport for an update and timeline on the rollout of Bus Connects in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31740/26]

241. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date in rolling out a local area hackney scheme; if further consideration will be given to the provision of hackney services in rural communities where it is not feasible to have a bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31771/26]

242. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the supports that will be provided towards the provision of hackney services in rural communities where it is not feasible to have a bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31772/26]

243. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the total number of United States military personnel who landed at Shannon Airport in each month of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, including those who remained on board the aircraft, those who disembarked and remained within the designated transit area, and those who exited the transit area or passed through customs, by month; and the definition of ‘military p…

244. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of permits that DAA issued for allowing taxi drivers to pick up customers at Dublin Airport in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the criteria that needs to be met for a permit to be issued to taxi drivers. [31798/26]

245. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of Bus Éireann PSO fleet that is currently fully wheelchair accessible; and the estimated cost needed to ensure the remainder of the PSO fleet is wheelchair accessible. [31799/26]

246. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has had any communication with affected residents or their representatives since August 2022 regarding referred complaints concerning the Runway 28R Standard Instrument Departure to Fingal County Council; whether he is aware that Fingal County Council has stated, including in the course of correspondence with the Office of the Ombudsman…

247. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport if he will review matters raised (details supplied) regarding flight routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31818/26]

248. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the body that in his view, bears responsibility for ensuring that the departure routes from Dublin Airport's Runway 28R comply with the 2007 Environmental Impact Statement on which planning permission was granted under An Bord Pleanála reference PL06F.217429 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31820/26]

249. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the number of noise complaints referred by the DAA plc to AirNav Ireland in 2024 and in 2025 that received a substantive response from AirNav Ireland to the affected resident; the median time between referral by DAA and substantive response by AirNav that has been in each of those years; whether he is aware that residents who receive DAA's template response s…

250. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware that the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority formally requested noise data from DAA plc in April 2024 for the purpose of the noise assessment required under Regulation (EU) 598/2014; that daa did not supply the requested data until November 2025, a delay of approximately 19 months; that the delay extended past An Coimisiún Pleanála's decisi…