Parliamentary questions

Questions

TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

Browse the questions

Clear

557 questions match, newest first.

Rose Conway-Walsh Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
151. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport for his assessment of the new Citylink bus service in Mayo serving Ballina-Galway that replaced Bus Éireann’s route 52; if signage for bus stops and new timetables can be upgraded along the route for those who wish to use the service; the reason the replacement service no longer stops in Straide; if a review of the new timetable will be carried out to ide…
Colm Burke Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
152. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the total number of electric vehicle (EV) charging points at disabled parking locations; the number of these charging points per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46278/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
153. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on plans to improve bus service frequency in Newcastle, Rathcoole and Saggart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45482/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
154. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport to outline the measures being taken to improve the public transport services serving Kilcock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46311/26]
Duncan Smith Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
155. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department determines whether funding for public transport should increase in advance of the yearly budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45938/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
156. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if there is scope to deliver standalone bus services for communities in Clonburris and Adamstown pending delivery of DART+ South West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45481/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
157. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s plans to reduce the frequency of ‘ghost buses’ in the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46378/26]
Pa Daly Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
158. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the recent report by the Just Transition Commission "Towards a Just Transition in Transport"; if he agrees with the conclusions of the report; the steps he will take to implement its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45497/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
159. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he can outline the funding that was allocated to the NTA in Budget 2026 for the rollout of new rural bus routes as part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45924/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
160. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the local authorities in Donegal, Derry, and Tyrone can be assisted by his Department and their counterparts in Northern Ireland to advance plans to connect Letterkenny to Derry and Tyrone by rail and to progress the potential of the All-Island Rail Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45902/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
161. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport to account for the continuous deferrals in submitting the railway order for the Navan rail line project, which has now slipped yet again; the justification for forcing Meath commuters to face gruelling daily gridlock for another decade due to slow planning and permitting systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46322/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
162. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport to outline the short and long-term measures being considered for the upgrade of the Lakeview Roundabout at Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46307/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
163. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of reliability issues with the 132 Bus Éireann service operating in West Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46303/26]
Noel McCarthy Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
164. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the implementation of the National Road Network EV Charging Plan; the progress made to date on deploying high-power charging infrastructure along the primary motorway and national road network routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46308/26]
Seán Kyne Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
165. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport whether he will engage with the National Transport Authority to consider providing regional offices and staff to provide a better regional service for local authorities, Oireachtas members and members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45628/26]
Joe Cooney Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
166. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the current status of greenway projects under development in County Clare; the funding allocated to date for each such project; the projected timeline for delivery of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46044/26]
Keira Keogh Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
167. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be allocated to Mayo County Council and other local authorities to address the backlog of road maintenance in the event of storms and other severe weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46200/26]
Keira Keogh Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
168. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on safety improvement measures taken by his Department for regional and local roads in County Mayo, particularly those identified as collision blackspots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46199/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
169. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport when enhancements to a bus route will be implemented (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46335/26]
James O'Connor Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
170. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport to outline his Department's expenditure for Local Link services for Cork county for 2026; the number of new services that will be introduced; if his Department considered new services for east Cork, to include villages between Midleton and Youghal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46381/26]
Thomas Gould Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
171. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the overall cost to date of contactless payments in Cork; and when this will be rolled out. [46296/26]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
172. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the reason Irish citizens returning home from Australia are experiencing long delays with drivers’ license exchanges; if anything can be done to improve the turnaround times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46352/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
173. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the increases that are due to the CIÉ pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40506/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
174. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the designation of the Leopardstown Road (R113) regional road. [46092/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
175. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the grants and supports that are available to organisations and charities to cover the purchase of specialist transport or vehicles for disabled visitors and customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45427/26]