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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

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Maeve O'Connell Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
135. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider the establishment of a new Local Link bus service to serve from Glencullen/Kilternan to Dundrum. [66963/26]
Emer Currie Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
136. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding Gardaí gaining access to driving licence photographs from his driver file database as the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2026 is in the Dail. [66945/26]
Rory Hearne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
137. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if he still expects construction on the Luas Finglas to begin in 2028 as per a news report (details supplied). [67022/26]
Rory Hearne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
138. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport further to a report (details supplied), to outline the details of any spending package that has been allocated for the Luas Finglas project and to outline the level of funding, if any, that has been drawn down or will be drawn down from the climate and nature fund for the delivery of the project. [67021/26]
Rory Hearne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
139. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport to outline the current funding being made available by his Department for the delivery of the Luas Finglas project; and to outline any planned or anticipated additional funding for the project. [67019/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
140. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority and Iarnród Éireann regarding proposed future service patterns on the Howth DART branch under DART+ Coastal North; and whether the Government will require that direct DART services between Howth, Sutton, Bayside and Dublin city centre are retained when future timetables are developed. [66990/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
141. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the current status of an application under the road haulage transport supply scheme (RTFF2026) submitted in March 2026 by a person (details supplied); when a decision on the application is expected to issue; and whether any further information is required from the applicant. [67051/26]
Emer Currie Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
142. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 16 June 2026, to provide a further update on the matter. [67015/26]
Rory Hearne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
143. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the current estimated timeframe for the delivery of Luas Finglas. [67012/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
144. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the N72/N73 Mallow Relief Road; the anticipated timeline for the project to go to planning, CPO of lands associated with the project and ultimate construction. [67002/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
145. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport his views on the decision by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) not to extend the proposed greenway beyond Clonmacnoise to Ballinasloe and County Galway; the reasons for TII’s decision to terminate the greenway at Clonmacnoise; to address the concerns regarding the exclusion of Ballinasloe and County Galway from the proposed route; and to clarify whether…
Michael Healy-Rae Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
146. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport Is there currently a mechanism by which an Irish category B licence holder can obtain code 96; and if so, the process. [67039/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
147. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the numbers of applications received for the eSPSV26 scheme this year; and whether the scheme will reopen in 2026. [67038/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
148. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the assessment that has been made of the number of BE driving tests carried out; and whether a B96 training route could reduce demand on an already heavily used driving-test system. [67044/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
149. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered the Great Britain approach of extending BE trailer entitlement to Category B licence holders without requiring a separate test. [67043/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
150. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider introducing a training-based B96 entitlement similar to France, allowing combinations up to 4,250 kg without requiring a separate driving test. [67042/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
151. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if there is no practical route to obtaining Code 96 in Ireland, the reason the entitlement is provided for in Irish legislation and listed by the RSA and NDLS. [67041/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
152. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE staff, by job title currently, working within the marketing department of CIE. [67076/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
153. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers carried on each morning peak service between Wicklow and Dublin in the most recent month for which data is available; the seating capacity of each service; and the extent to which passenger numbers exceeded seating capacity. [67134/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
154. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update regarding the funding requested by the NTA to provide for the updated timetable and additional frequency for the 410 and 411 bus routes in Galway city; and if this funding will be included in Budget 2028. [67133/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
155. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport if he would support the inclusion of a feasibility study into the viability of a Shannon airport to Limerick rail link using the Western Rail Corridor. [67125/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
156. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of capital and current transport investment allocated and drawn down by region (including NUTS 2 regional assemblies: Northern and Western, Eastern and Midland, and Southern) in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, broken down by transport mode (such as national roads, regional and local roads, public transport, active tra…
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
157. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport his position on passenger services (details supplied); and if he supports the policy objective and ambition of restoring passenger services to this line permanently. [67123/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
158. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the twin tracking of the Limerick to Limerick Junction railway line including an updated construction timeline and estimated completion date. [67122/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
159. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the provision of park and ride services at Ballysimon, Limerick; and specifically if the NTA have identified a site. [67121/26]