178. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport if he has authority over the National Transport Authority, NTA; and if the NTA is accountable to his Department. [67016/26]
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179. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools that will be included in round 5 funding under the Safe Routes to School programme. [66977/26]
180. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney road scheme; and when it is envisaged that this project will be completed. [66617/26]
181. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he could outline what actions are being taken to improve the reliability of the Dublin Bus Network in light of serious issues of 130 bus service including repeated cancellations and inconsistencies between scheduled and operated services; the number and percentage of scheduled 130 services that were cancelled or did not operate in each month of 2025 and t…
182. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the hourly train to Wicklow; and steps being taken to ensure the promised 2029 deadline is achieved. [67657/26]
183. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department can outline how they liaise with the NTA on introducing new bus routes and schedules in areas of growing population and if it is based on need for the service of funding made available by his Department. [67548/26]
184. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the rollout of new DART carriages; and the additional capacity each individual carriage provides. [67544/26]
185. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding greenways; to provide an update on the Listowel to Tralee delivery; to report on a projected timeline for delivery; and whether this will be delivered in the next 12 months. [67306/26]
186. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his work to improve transport connections in north Louth. [67412/26]
187. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the proposed development and introduction of safety measures on a road (details supplied). [67599/26]
188. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport If he will provide increased funding to Cork County Council for the restoration and maintenance of regional and local roads in Cork as part of Budget 2027, particularly where roads were damaged by severe weather in early 2026. [66999/26]
189. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to reduce road collisions and road fatalities. [66587/26]
190. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns of severe overcrowding on the Oranmore to Galway train part of the Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail Dublin Heuston to Galway InterCity line; whether he accepts this shows the need for additional capacity and if he would make correspondence with Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail to ensure additional carriages would be made available to ensure public …
191. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the proposed development of a road (details supplied). [67590/26]
192. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the status of the Glanmire to Cork city cycle route phase 2; and the progress made to date since the Public Consultation in 2024. [67552/26]
193. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider adding a stop on the 126 route in Athgarvan considering that the village is poorly serviced by public transport in the evening time. [66893/26]
194. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider revising the timeline for the Luas green line extension to Tyrrelstown, in view of the proposed Dunsink urban area plan. [67572/26]
195. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the immediate actions being taken to address severe overcrowding on Galway commuter rail services, particularly between Athenry, Oranmore and Galway city, where passengers are routinely forced to stand in overcrowded conditions, raising concerns regarding passenger comfort, accessibility and health and safety; and if he will outline a timeline for increasing c…
196. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the proposed expansion of the Luas network to Poolbeg. [66690/26]
197. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the delay in the roll out of the Bus Connects network redesign in Dublin and when the required additional current expenditure will be provided to the NTA and Dublin Bus to complete the network redesign roll out. [66602/26]
198. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the NTA to examine the feasibility of establishing a dedicated shuttle bus service along the emerging preferred route for the proposed Navan rail line, serving Navan, Kilmessan and Dunshaughlin and connecting passengers with the existing rail services at M3 Parkway-Dunboyne; and if consideration will be given to operating such a service a…
199. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the roll out of light rail; to provide an update on the delivery over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter . [67301/26]
200. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport to outline the current status of the M20 Cork–Limerick motorway; the anticipated timeline for the project to go to planning, CPO of lands associated with the project and ultimate construction. [67000/26]
201. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an overview of the soon-to-be-launched Ennis town public bus service; the hours of operation; the extent of bus stops; the range of vehicles; the expected price fares for all ticket and concessionary passengers; if there are plans to provide further public bus routes across County Clare, including the potential to provide more on-demand TFI …
202. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the timeline for the long awaited restoration of the Derry to Dublin airlink. [67365/26]