139. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport whether National Transport Authority contracts or public bus service licences contain requirements concerning unnecessary engine idling and vehicle emissions; the way in which any such requirements are monitored; and whether consistent engine-off guidance will be introduced for extended layovers at bus stops and termini. [72342/26]
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140. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport his views on concerns regarding roaming deer on road safety issues; and the steps he will take to address the matter. [72384/26]
141. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport further to Budget 2027, the funding available for regional and local road allocations to local authorities. [72398/26]
142. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if agreement has been reached between the Health and Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority on a common methodology for collecting work-related road collision data; if so, the date of that agreement; and the title of the document in which it is recorded. [72422/26]
143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has sought an explanation from the Port of Cork Company for the increase in its expenditure on legal advice from €165,010 in 2023 to €1,054,954 in 2024; if his Department has been provided with a breakdown of that expenditure, by category, including any amounts relating to disputes with current or former staff, directors or a former chief exec…
144. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received a copy of the governance review of the Port of Cork Company carried out by Governance Ireland between November 2024 and January 2025; if not, if his Department will request it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72434/26]
145. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received a copy of the October 2024 report (details supplied); the number of its nine recommendations that have been fully implemented to date; and if a copy will be provided to the Joint Committee on Transport. [72431/26]
146. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and to review the need for an earlier train service from Kerry to Dublin to meet the needs of persons commuting to work. [72429/26]
147. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport when his Department was first informed of the container storage arrangement at the Port of Cork under which approximately €380,000 in charges were deleted; if his Department is satisfied that the statement on internal control in the company's 2024 annual report was accurate when signed; and if his Department has sought assurance that no similar arrangements exi…
148. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the total legal costs incurred by a company (details supplied) including costs awarded against the company; when his Department was first informed of those proceedings; and if his Department was advised at any stage of the likely outcome of the case. [72425/26]
149. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the review of the disabled parking scheme. [72443/26]
150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the Department holds copies of the register of interests of the directors and senior management of the Port of Cork Company; the date on which the Department last received confirmation of the company's compliance with the ethics in public office Acts; and if a statement will be made on the matter. [72442/26]
151. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to address continuous signalling issues with Irish Rail (details supplied). [72441/26]
152. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of directors of an organisation (details supplied) who have declared interests in the offshore renewable energy sector; the arrangements in place for directors to recuse themselves from board decisions on offshore renewable energy; and if the Department has been informed of any legal advice received by the board regarding conflicts of interest among …
153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the Department is aware of whether the position of Chief Operations Officer at an organisation (details supplied) was advertised externally; if the appointment was approved by the board; and if the Department is satisfied that senior appointments at the company comply with the code of practice for the Governance of State Bodies. [72439/26]
154. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport when further funding will be provided for round five of the safe routes to school programme. [72438/26]
155. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 339 of 16 December 2025, to provide a list of each new service that was delivered in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026 (details supplied); to provide a list of each service that was enhanced in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026; the counties it serves broken down by whether it is new or enhanced; the services that wer…
156. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the process by which ministerial consent was given to the appointment of the current chief executive of an organisation (details supplied); if his Department was informed, before consent was given, of concerns raised by members of the board regarding the appointment process; and if any assessment was made of potential conflicts of interest arising from the appo…
157. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses and coaches subjected to roadside technical inspections; the number examined for exhaust-emissions compliance; the number found to have emissions-related defects; the resulting enforcement actions; and, where county-level data are unavailable, to provide the nearest available geographical breakdown, for each county and each year from 2023…
158. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the exhaust-emissions testing requirements applicable to buses and coaches, including older diesel vehicles; the way in which the applicable limits are determined; the arrangements for investigating public complaints about excessive exhaust fumes; and whether additional inspections or emissions tests can be required notwithstanding the existence of a valid c…
159. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to advise if an early morning flight from Kerry to Dublin will be considered to accommodate people traveling from Kerry to Dublin for work (details supplied). [72456/26]
160. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport as chair of the Road Safety Leadership Group, to confirm the date of the next scheduled meeting of the group; if reconciliation of work-related road fatality data recorded by the Road Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána and the Health and Safety Authority will be placed on the agenda of that meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72450/26]
161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the transfer of buildings (details supplied) to Cork City Council under the Heads of Terms signed in May 2024; the expected completion date; and the arrangements in place within the company to manage any conflicts of interest in those negotiations. [72448/26]
162. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if any data sharing arrangement, protocol or memorandum of understanding covering work-related road collision data is in place or in preparation between the Health and Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority; and the title and date of the document. [72447/26]
163. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department was consulted before a company (details supplied) stated publicly that it will remain at Tivoli until 2045; if his Department has engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the impact of that position on housing delivery at Tivoli; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72445/26]