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Conor D. McGuinness Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
574. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport to provide a report by the Health and Safety Authority on a complaint (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63521/26]
Conor D. McGuinness Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
575. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the procedure for repairing Bus Éireann buses for noise issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63522/26]
Conor D. McGuinness Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
576. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the number of Bus Éireann buses that have been repaired for noise issues from 2025 to date; the nature of this work; the number of buses that are yet to be done; the depots with buses with noise issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63523/26]
Conor D. McGuinness Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
577. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the estimated amount it will cost to repair Bus Éireann buses for noise issues from 2025 until completion of work on all buses with these issues; the source of this funding comes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63525/26]
Gary Gannon Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
578. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport which body holds overall responsibility for coordinating and justifying the combined impact of overlapping BusConnects and MetroLink works in the same location; whether the National Transport Authority accepts responsibility for the modelled traffic consequences of its own BusConnects design decisions where those consequences are published in a Transport Infras…
John Connolly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
579. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the complete list of public transport services that receive public funding through the provision of PSO support in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63244/26]
John Connolly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
580. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the complete list of licensed bus routes in County Galway. [63243/26]
Jen Cummins Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
581. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the proposed Kylemore Station, Dart SW route; if planning and other statutory approvals have been secured; the estimated cost of progressing the project to tender and construction; the funding allocated to date; the reasons it has not proceeded to tender; whether an updated business case or funding request has been submitted; and the steps…
Michael Cahill Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
582. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to reintroduce the scrappage scheme, for ICE2EV given the last scheme fully sold out within 75 minutes proving high demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63598/26]
Emer Currie Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
583. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider extending the W4 bus service from Blanchardstown to the Airport. [63707/26]
Emer Currie Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
584. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of extending the W4 bus service from Blanchardstown to the Airport. [63712/26]
Joe Cooney Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
585. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed funding envelope for the vehicle adaptation scheme (VAS) will be an additional fund under the budgetary process, distinct from the funding allocated for disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; the proposed maximum grant under VAS; whether motor tax, fuel grant and toll exemptions will be included for VAS recipients; whether supports for…
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
586. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the total cost of storing the fleet of 132 electric buses that have not been brought into use (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63755/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
587. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the total number of electric buses out of the fleet of 132 (details supplied) that are currently in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63756/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
588. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the actions he is taking to ensure that all electric buses are brought into operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63754/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
589. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any engagement he has had with the NTA in relation to bringing electric buses into use (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63753/26]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
590. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the N2 Clontibret to Border road scheme; the current stage of the design, Environmental Impact Assessment Report and business case; the expenditure on the project to date; the funding allocated for 2026 and proposed for 2027; the anticipated date for completion of the business case and EIAR; the next formal approval required from Transport Infr…
Matt Carthy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
591. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the expenditure on the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney road scheme in each year since 2020; the reason the project was suspended; the stages which remain to be completed before the project can proceed to statutory planning; the indicative overall project cost; and if it remains Government policy to deliver the scheme. [63751/26]
Matt Carthy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
592. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney road scheme; whether he has received proposals from Monaghan County Council and/or Transport Infrastructure Ireland regarding the completion of Phase 3 design; the funding required to complete that phase; whether he will sanction the necessary funding to allow the project to progress; the timeframe for a decis…
Matt Carthy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
593. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland has completed its consideration of the alternative flood-resilient construction options submitted by Monaghan County Council for the Smithborough to Clones section of the Ulster Canal Greenway, following confirmation that approximately 4.1 kilometres of the preferred route is at risk of flooding; which option is proposed to b…
Matt Carthy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
594. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Ulster Canal Greenway between Monaghan and the Border; the current stage of the TII approval process; when approval is expected to be provided to Monaghan County Council to proceed to the Part 8 planning process; the funding allocated and expended on the project to date; the estimated funding required to complete the project; and if he will…
Matt Carthy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
595. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the preliminary design report submitted to Transport Infrastructure Ireland in respect of the N2 Tullyvaragh Junction improvement scheme; the date on which it was received; the further approvals required before construction can proceed; the projected cost and funding provision for the scheme; the expected timeline for progression to constr…
Matt Carthy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
596. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the preliminary design report submitted by Monaghan County Council to Transport Infrastructure Ireland in respect of the proposed N2 Park and Share facility at Carrickmacross; the date the report was received; the outstanding matters, if any, preventing approval; when approval is expected to issue; the funding allocated for the project in …
Matt Carthy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
597. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if TII has received a request from Monaghan County Council for approval to award the contract for the €3 million N2 Castleshane to Drumhirk pavement rehabilitation scheme; when that request was received; the reason approval has not yet issued; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63745/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
598. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE sales account managers and senior accounts managers employed by Iarnród Eireann as of 14 August 2026, in tabular form. [63727/26]