201. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to eliminate all fares across all PSO service for under 18s, broken down by service type, in tabular form. [51114/26]
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202. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department will review the eligibility criteria under the active travel programme to ensure that smaller rural towns and villages can access funding for footpath provision and pedestrian safety projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51162/26]
203. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications for active travel funding submitted by Galway County Council in each of the past five years; the number of applications approved; the value of funding allocated for footpath-related projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51163/26]
204. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the extent to which smaller rural communities are unable to access active travel funding due to programme criteria, population thresholds, or project requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51164/26]
205. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans at present to legislate for a universal payment system for public electric vehicle charging points, or to ensure that customers have the option to pay directly with card rather than through an app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51176/26]
206. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify in the context of Circular 14/2021 the role of the Project Management Office in his Department; and if he will clarify the date on which his Department notified the Digital Government Oversight Unit (DGOU) and or the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) of issues relating to the train management system. [51229/26]
207. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of IT projects (details supplied) to include delivering and or development third party; the amount expended to date in respect of consultancy and project management fees; if he will indicate the timeline to rollout of each project; if he will clarify whether each project is currently within budget and if not the amount…
208. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated total cost of abolishing fees for disabled persons’ parking cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51339/26]
209. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated average cost of a new double-deck battery-powered electric bus; the estimated cost of conversion of urban buses to zero-emission vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51340/26]
210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of abolishing fares on all public transportation services and publicly contracted commercial services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51341/26]
211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the M50 toll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51342/26]
212. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of abolishing parking charges at park and ride facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51343/26]
213. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) was denied a driving test; if he will confirm the insurance documentation that is acceptable to a driving test centre and the documentation that is not acceptable. [51418/26]
214. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51573/26]
215. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he will acknowledge the significant financial difficulties faced by many pensioners who rely on older vehicles due to the lack of affordable public transport alternatives in rural areas; the challenges they face in meeting the increasing costs of vehicle maintenance, repairs, insurance and NCT requirements; and if he will consider introducing targeted sup…
216. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the average wait time in each of the past 24 months in the RSA Tallaght driving test centre, in tabular form; the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times and achieve the ten-week target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51614/26]
217. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns that the number of driving tests being cancelled by the RSA has risen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51626/26]
218. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase funding allocated to local authorities for community involvement schemes, given their important role in maintaining and repairing our local and rural road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51628/26]
219. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider running a pilot late-night bus service on the 350 and 351 bus routes to cater for passengers who attend festivals and events in Galway during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51637/26]
220. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the departure of the Galway to Ennis train at 17.52 has been delayed every working day for the past four weeks due to the arrival of a train from Dublin; the reason this has not been addressed; when it will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51686/26]
221. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of media reports of extreme discomfort for passengers during recent hot weather; the steps he will take to address this; the reason the reasons for delays and expected departure times are not announced by the drivers on delayed trains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51687/26]
222. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on Government proposals to develop a double track on the railway line between Galway and Portarlington; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51695/26]
223. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of the M20 Cork-Limerick Motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51700/26]
224. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the estimated costs in 2027 of doubling the number of personnel working within the air accident investigation unit and railway accident investigation unit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51717/26]
225. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the number of grants for accessible vehicles available from the NTA that have been approved in a county in each of the past three years; the way in which applications are chosen for this grant; and if the county can be considered in the upcoming round of grants giving ongoing issues (details supplied) for our most vulnerable citizens; and if he will make a s…