Questions

26. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Defence the specific supports available to veterans of the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52072/26]

27. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Defence her views on the findings of a study regarding veterans (details supplied), and the actions her Department is taking to address the findings. [52073/26]

28. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if she will publish the Memorandum of Understanding she signed earlier in 2026 with the United Kingdom Secretary for Defence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52125/26]

29. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has assessed transport barriers preventing young people from accessing youth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51917/26]

30. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport given that the electric vehicle scrappage pilot scheme was fully subscribed within minutes of opening for applications, the plans his Department has to introduce a permanent or expanded scrappage scheme; when such a scheme is expected to be put in place in light of the significant demand demonstrated by the pilot; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

31. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the number of applications received under the electric vehicle (EV) scrappage pilot scheme, per county, and by urban and rural, in tabular form; the average pricing of EV vehicles being purchased under the pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51953/26]

32. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport when the independent feasibility study on extending MetroLink to southwest Dublin will commence, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51955/26]

33. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for completion of the feasibility study on extending MetroLink to southwest Dublin; whether its findings will be available in time to inform the forthcoming review of the greater Dublin area transport strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51956/26]

34. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on expansion of the public charging network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51957/26]

35. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the feasibility of introducing a direct scheduled Bus Éireann service between Sligo and Athlone; the assessment undertaken to date on the demand for such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51971/26]

36. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a result of a cyberattack; and the total amount which has been recovered for each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [51993/26]

37. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 24 June 2026, given motor tax is not a self-assessment tax, could the Minister address a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51996/26]

38. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if a situation could be reviewed (details supplied) given widespread overcharging of motor tax by the tax-collectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51997/26]

39. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the way in which a vehicle is eligible to apply for the vintage rate of tax; the details of the further 'relevant documentation' that is required’ (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51998/26]

40. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if there is a direct legal requirement linking a particular type of insurance policy to a particular motor taxation class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51999/26]

41. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport to provide the details of documents required for motor tax to avail of the vintage vehicle rate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52000/26]

42. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority conducts post-implementation traffic monitoring of junction layouts delivered under the BusConnects Core Bus Corridor Programme; the mechanism by which a junction layout approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála can be modified where observed congestion materially exceeds the traffic modelling forecasts submitted with the statutory …

43. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the number of slip lanes proposed for removal under the BusConnects Core Bus Corridor schemes on the N11 and N31 corridors, in tabular form; the estimated cost of these works; the assessment undertaken of the impact on general traffic flow at each affected junction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52029/26]

44. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on the recent upgrade of the road surface along the Stillorgan road and N11 (from Leeson Street to the Loughlinstown Roundabout); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52030/26]

45. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to increase wheelchair access in the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52055/26]

46. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the level of engagement between the NTA, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus regarding the design and purchase of new vehicles, particularly on increasing wheelchair access and spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52056/26]

47. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to publish a new national ports policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52083/26]

48. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding that is provided by the NTA to Galway City Council for the provision of active travel staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52084/26]

49. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding provided by the NTA to Galway County Council for the provision of active travel staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52085/26]

50. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the review of flight paths at Dublin Airport as stated in Dáil Éireann on 23 and 30 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/26]