Questions

274. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to confirm through the Road Safety Authority the number of driving tests that have taken place to date at the recently opened Drogheda driving test centre; the pass rate; and his plans to expand the number of testers at the centre. [68423/26]

307. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to confirm both in percentage and in clear monetary terms the value of the ‘levy’ on his Department's expenditure, that was required to be communicated to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation on or before the deadline of 17 July 2026, (details supplied) and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60678/…

560. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in his Department on 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63359/26]

569. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in each agency or regulatory body under his Department’s remit who were considered to be public service personnel in June 2016 and in June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63463/26]

231. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport when he will make a decision on an application for additional funding from Louth County Council in relation to road maintenance and repairs required in response to Storm Chandra; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48358/26]

399. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to staffing issues at the recently opened driving test centre leading to appointments being delayed or cancelled; the number of testers available at the test centre; if there are plans to increase the number of testers available; the average number of tests being taken at the centre on a daily basis since it opened; and if he will m…

407. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will provide details of the sanctions available to them to impose on bus companies operating PSO services in respect of sub-standard service delivery that is, frequent issues with punctuality, ‘ghost buses’ and so on; if any fines have been imposed on bus companies in this regard in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and 2026 to date, in tabular form; and i…

215. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport when the NTA envisages funding being made available to Louth County Council to fund the already planned active travel schemes in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40823/26]

415. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles clamped at Irish Rail station car parks in Drogheda and Dundalk in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40049/26]

418. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he will amend the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 to include Louth for the purpose of sustainable transport planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40088/26]

419. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to provide the details of his precise functions in respect of the planning and resourcing of new rail stations outside of the greater Dublin area; if he accepts the position of the NTA as outlined in correspondence to this Deputy (details supplied) that the matter of the planning and development of a case for a new rail station in north Drogheda is not a matter fo…

236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on th…

122. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to establish with the NTA if there has been a pause in funding for key planned cycle lane/active travel projects in Drogheda, County Louth; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31833/26]

388. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

389. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30625/26]

195. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the reason Drogheda driving test centre is not yet operational; the date on which the lease was signed for the premises from which the centre is planned to operate; the date on which the lease was signed by the RSA and commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23416/26]

291. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential conflicts of interest betw…

74. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to set out the policy in his Department regarding the use of artificial intelligence; whether AI is used or permitted in drawing up policy documents, speeches, answers to parliamentary questions, press releases or for other official documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15627/26]

303. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to include Drogheda in the Greater Dublin Area for transport planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5304/26]

28. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm his Department's current remote work policy for Departmental staff; if there are plans to modify the policy in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2716/26]

346. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail is aware that car parks at both Drogheda and Dundalk train stations are at full capacity from approximately 7.15am on weekdays; if, given the improvements to the frequency of commuter and Enterprise services and the roll out of the Dart service, and the fact that there are no plans under the revised NDP to open either a new North Drogheda station, or…

188. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide a briefing on the reason search and rescue crews who commence work at 1300 hours for a continuous 24hr duty period, have their hours of work artificially reduced to 16.5 hours (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60718/25]

192. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport when the new Drogheda driving test centre will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50361/25]

389. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the provision for free public transport for children under 9 years of age to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46805/25]

409. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his views on correspondence received from workers at Irish Rail (details supplied) regarding matters pertaining to the CIE superannuation scheme (1951); if he shares the concerns detailed in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47070/25]