226. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of emails received through reps@rsa.ie in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 that remained unanswered after ten working days and after twenty working days. [36207/26]
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227. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether automated acknowledgement systems are in operation for all correspondence received through reps@rsa.ie; and if not, the reason. [36208/26]
228. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any audit trail exists to confirm whether emails sent to tdrepsappeals@ndls.ie were ever received, forwarded or monitored by the RSA or NDLS. [36209/26]
229. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the RSA has assessed the risk posed to applicants where delays in processing driver licensing applications affect employment, education, healthcare access or family caring responsibilities. [36210/26]
230. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to establishing a dedicated tracked escalation system for public representative licensing queries to ensure constituency representations are responded to within defined timelines. [36211/26]
231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of transport-related financial burdens affecting victims of domestic abuse subject to protection orders. [36393/26]
232. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any engagement has taken place between his Department and the Department of Justice regarding transport supports for persons fleeing domestic violence situations. [36394/26]
233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to temporary motor tax relief measures for persons relocated under domestic violence protection arrangements. [36395/26]
234. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any comparative review has been undertaken of transport or vehicle-related protections available to victims of domestic abuse in other jurisdictions. [36396/26]
235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any discretionary hardship mechanism exists within the motor taxation system for vulnerable individuals facing exceptional personal safety circumstances. [36397/26]
236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on th…
237. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the plans to restore rail freight services on the Ballina and Westport rail lines, having regard to the fact that this line was historically used for the delivery of goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36454/26]
238. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether a feasibility study has been carried out, or is planned, into the reinstatement of goods and freight transport by rail from Ballina and Westport, County Mayo; and if not, whether he will commit to commissioning such a study in light of regional development and climate objectives. [36455/26]
239. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or Iarnród Éireann has engaged with local businesses, logistics operators, or public representatives in Mayo regarding renewed use of the rail lines for freight transport; and if he will provide details of any such engagements. [36456/26]
240. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport how the potential return of rail-based goods transport from Ballina and Westport has been assessed in the context of reducing HGV traffic, lowering carbon emissions, and supporting national climate targets. [36457/26]
241. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether funding under the National Development Plan or other capital programmes could be used to upgrade infrastructure to allow the Ballina and Westport rail lines to be used once again for freight services, as was the case historically. [36458/26]
242. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport how the continued underutilisation of the Ballina and Westport rail lines for freight aligns with the Government’s commitment to balanced regional development and support for the west and northwest regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36459/26]
243. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising that was funded or overseen by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five yeras, including a breakdown by medium, that is, radio, television and social media, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36498/26]
244. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions being undertaken by the National Transport Authority under Phase 2 of the Road Safety Action Plan to expand in a sustainable manner the use of cameras for traffic management improvements and the enforcement of offences where road safety is likely to benefit; the progress made to date on this action; the timeline for further implementation; and if h…
245. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of legislation and the framework to allow the attendance to a speed awareness course to be imposed as a part of a sanction for certain road traffic offences; the timeline for introduction of such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36856/26]
246. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of legislation relating to graduated speeding sanctions intended to ensure a structured and proportionate approach to penalising speeding offences based on severity and risk; the expected timeline for the enactment of such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36857/26]
247. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport when the Camera Enforcement Oversight Group (CEOG) is first expected to meet, the proposed frequency of meetings thereafter; the people expected to attend or participate in the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36859/26]
248. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the relief caps under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme have not been index-linked; whether there are plans to introduce indexation to ensure the supports keep pace with rising vehicle and adaptation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36421/26]
249. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the Taxes Consolidation Act to allow traditional heritage crafts such as thatching to qualify for an exemption similar to the artists’ exemption, in view of the critically low number of practising thatchers remaining in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36466/26]
250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 28 April 2026, if he sought flexibility from the EU in relation to the ETD provision to ensure the private jet did not benefit from emergency excise cuts, as it did for other measures; and, if not, the reason for not seeking that flexibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35834/26]