Questions

26. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any review has been undertaken of the extent to which foreign-origin defence software, firmware, avionics systems, communications systems, or mission-critical technologies used by the Defence Forces are dependent on ongoing licensing, remote servicing, software support, or update agreements with external suppliers; and if she will make a statement on the m…

27. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any contractual provisions exist permitting the State to restrict, remove, replace, or refuse embedded defence technologies originating from specific jurisdictions within Defence Forces procurement programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40588/26]

28. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any legal, procurement, export-control, sanctions-compliance, ethical, or strategic-risk assessment was carried out before entering into contracts involving defence platforms or systems which may contain embedded technologies originating from third-country defence manufacturers or subcontractors; and if she will provide details of the framework applied. [4…

29. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total number and proportion of public transport trips taken in Dublin which are subject to the 90-minute flat fare. [40405/26]

30. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and delivery; and if so, the details…

31. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport for a record of all reported accidents, collisions, or safety incidents that have occurred at or in the vicinity of the unmarked traffic islands in Ballindine, County Mayo, on the N17, over the past 20 years; if road safety audits or assessments have been carried out at this location; and if there are plans to install appropriate road markings or safety measure…

32. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the work of the National Working Group on Geographical Zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40458/26]

33. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to extended late-night or night-time services on the 120 Bus Éireann route, in light of demonstrated demand from communities along the route in Kildare north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40469/26]

34. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to capacity issues with the 120 Bus service from Edenderry/Newbridge to Prosperous and Dublin; the steps he will take to increase frequency and capacity on this line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40482/26]

35. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken to implement the National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems published in August 2025; and the milestones achieved under each of the three pillars of Airspace and Planning, Compliance and Enforcement, and Enterprise and Innovation since the framework's publication. [40490/26]

36. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to bring forward legislation to give effect to the fixed-charge offence regime for drone violations announced under the August 2025 National Unmanned Aircraft Systems Policy Framework. [40491/26]

37. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if the national working group on unmanned aircraft systems geographical zones, as provided for under the National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, has been formally established; who chairs it; the number of times it has met; and when he expects the group to publish procedures for the designation of no-fly and restricted zones. [40492/26]

38. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the progress made by the national U-space steering group in developing a national implementation plan for U-space airspace management; if Ireland has identified any pilot or test zones for U-space deployment; and the engagement that has taken place with EASA on this matter. [40493/26]

39. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport whether the inter-agency operative framework between the Irish Aviation Authority, An Garda Síochána, and the Data Protection Commission, as provided for in the National UAS Policy Framework. [40494/26]

40. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if the Irish Aviation Authority has commenced training for local authorities and planners on the integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems operations into local and regional development plans, as committed to under the National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems; and whether specific planning guidelines on drone infrastructure are being developed. [4…

41. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the financial commitment and timeline of drawdown for the delivery of the recently announced Navan rail line. [40207/26]

42. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to consider amending the criteria for the disabled person’s parking card to allow for drivers with ADHD or anxiety to apply for the permit, as well as parents of children with autism who are at flight risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40514/26]

43. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update and a timeline for the payment of the pension increase for CIÉ pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40526/26]

44. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress in rolling-out electric bike schemes in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford; to provide a breakdown of the number of the previously-announced 400 bikes are now available for public use in these cities; the amount that has been spent to date on the introduction of electrics bikes in these cities; and if he will make a statement on the m…

45. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport when the next call will come for funding for new bus shelters at bus stopping locations; if there will be a call in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40730/26]

46. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport to set out the bus services operating between County Mayo and the urban centres of Galway, Limerick and Dublin that are wheelchair accessible; the proportion of departures on each corridor that provide full wheelchair access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40731/26]

47. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport to outline the statutory and regulatory accessibility requirements that apply to public service obligation bus routes compared with those that apply to privately-operated commercial routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40732/26]

48. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport how accessibility compliance is monitored on both PSO and privately-operated bus routes serving County Mayo; the enforcement mechanisms in place where operators fail to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40733/26]

49. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the level of wheelchair-accessible bus transport available to passengers travelling between Mayo and Galway, Limerick and Dublin meets national accessibility standards and policy commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40734/26]

50. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the length of time it takes for a foreign driving licence to be exchanged from a recognised state; his views on whether a waiting time of one to three months places a serious obstacle to accessing education, employment and childcare for those entering or returning to the country from abroad; the measures that will be put in place to reduce this waiting period; an…