Questions

206. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport further to previous replies to Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), to clarify whether the vehicle adaptation scheme will replace or operate alongside the disabled drivers and passengers scheme; the stakeholders consulted on the matter to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49226/26]

207. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered establishing a statutory mechanism whereby communities may seek exclusion from routine commercial drone delivery operations, where significant concerns arise regarding residential amenity, privacy, environmental impacts or community acceptance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49241/26]

208. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans to introduce a mechanism to review CIÉ occupational pensions periodically in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49300/26]

209. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the dates and percentage values of all increases applied to CIÉ occupational pensions over the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49301/26]

210. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider applying the same principle used to justify periodic State Pension increases, namely protecting pensioner purchasing power against inflation, to CIÉ occupational pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49302/26]

211. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the reinstatement of the Derry to Dublin airlink; to provide an update on the tendering process to establish a PSO air service between Derry and Dublin; the timeline for when this air service will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49430/26]

212. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of the current regulatory issue whereby pilots who train in the North of Ireland cannot fly aircraft in the State without having completed a conversion course; whether he is taking any actions to address this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49431/26]

213. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to reduce the lengthy waiting time for driving test appointments at test centres in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49434/26]

214. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 8 May 2025, the number of driving test assessors currently assigned to test centres in Cork; the further measures that have been undertaken to restore the service to target levels in Cork and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49435/26]

215. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport to consider expanding the pilot scrappage scheme (ICE2EV) to allow for more than 2,000 applications, to further improve Ireland’s emission standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49439/26]

216. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of sites that will be taken over to lay cables to supply the new DART sub-stations for Dart+ West, in tabular form; the dates for commencing these works at each site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49472/26]

217. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to bring forward legislation governing domestic EV charging infrastructure; whether he will commit to providing clear interim guidance to local authorities to ensure consistent and fair treatment of existing EV owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49520/26]

218. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport his plans that forthcoming legislation on domestic EV charging infrastructure will include provisions for existing EV owners who have already installed private chargers, particularly where installation was carried out by a registered professional and meets recognised safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49521/26]

219. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport whether the proposed legislative framework will allow for the retention of existing home EV chargers that comply with professional installation standards, rather than requiring their removal; the criteria that will be used to determine eligibility for retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49522/26]

220. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider issuing guidance to local authorities to pause or defer removal notices relating to existing EV chargers until the new legislative framework is enacted, in order to avoid unnecessary hardship for EV owners acting in good faith; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49523/26]

221. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if interim measures will be introduced to protect EV owners from enforcement actions by councils while national legislation is being prepared, particularly in areas where residents have already invested in EVs on the understanding that home charging was permissible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49524/26]

222. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the situation in a location (details supplied), where residents who have already purchased EVs are being advised to rely on public charging infrastructure rather than their existing private chargers; the supports or protections that will be provided to these residents pending legislative clarity; and if he will make a statement on th…

223. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if he has assessed the impact of recent price increases by public charging operators on EV owners who may be forced to rely on public infrastructure due to council restrictions on private chargers; if affordability considerations will be incorporated into the forthcoming legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49526/26]

224. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if new legislation will include a certification or inspection pathway allowing existing EV chargers to be regularised where they meet professional installation and safety standards, rather than requiring full removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49527/26]

225. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport when his Department will put out a tender for a comprehensive independent assessment of the environmental and climate implications of removing the cap as recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on Transport in section 2.1 (3) of the pre-legislative scrutiny report on the (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 and as asserted as being lacking earlier this year by …

226. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to fast-track the proposed Blanchardstown Luas line under the Luas 2050 vision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49540/26]

227. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to fast-track the proposed Tyrrelstown Luas line under the Luas 2050 vision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49541/26]

228. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to fast-track the proposed Orbital West line under the Luas 2050 vision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49542/26]

229. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the procurement for Dart+West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49561/26]

230. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the current status and timeline for delivery of the National Train Control Centre and associated rail traffic management system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49562/26]