617. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of local authorities that have commenced the statutory public consultation process required to implement 30km/h speed limits in built-up and urban areas, as directed by Departmental Circular of 16 October 2025; the deadline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23703/26]
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702. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if the previous schedule for Donegal-Dublin PSO flights which is relied on by those undergoing medical treatment will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25080/26]
843. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann will increase the number of carriages from two to four on the 08:15am train from Midleton to Cork Kent Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26474/26]
850. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider placing a public service obligation on the Derry-Galway route 64 bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26671/26]
866. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to report on his most recent meeting with the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27074/26]
869. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Kimmage to city centre bus corridor; when construction is expected to commence; when construction is expected to be completed and the corridor operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27176/26]
186. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of times the Road Safety Leadership Group has met since the publication of the Phase 2 Action Plan of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 in July 2025; when they the group will next meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23246/26]
209. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for transferring responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination from the RSA to his Department following completion of Phase 1 of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 given this was not indicated in the plan itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21337/26]
210. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether a transfer of staff occurred following the transfer of responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 from the RSA to his Department; if so, the roles transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21338/26]
211. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to detail the additional staffing and resources provided to his Department following the transfer of responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 from the RSA to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21339/26]
212. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the structure of the road safety division within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21340/26]
213. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of the engagements his Department has had with the Road Safety Authority, and the dates and nature of these engagements, since the transfer of responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 from the RSA to his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
385. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of each category of train tickets for Dublin Connolly-Sligo services that were sold in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20586/26]
386. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that have used ParkWest and Cherry Orchard train station for each month of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20587/26]
387. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the nature of refurbishment works carried out at Dun Laoghaire dart station in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20588/26]
57. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he will carry out a feasibility study on a proposed new express bus route from Oranmore to Galway city centre. [17399/26]
91. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to issues affecting commuters using the new F1 bus route in Dublin South-West; if it is acceptable in his view that workers using the bus to travel to Dublin city centre in the morning have had an additional 20 to 30 minutes added to their commute; the reason the peak-time, high-frequency timetable only applies to the northern pa…
288. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to report on his most recent meeting with the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16279/26]
289. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the roll-out of Phase 8 of the BusConnects programme; when he expects the roll-out to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16280/26]
290. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand dedicated bus lanes across Dublin; the amount of funding earmarked in the National Development Plan Sectoral Investment Plan for Transport for the construction of new bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16281/26]
291. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the details of his engagements to date with CIÉ, the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation, the Pensions Authority and NewEra financial advisors regarding the 5% pension increase for retired CIÉ workers; to provide an update on the Statutory Instrument required to give effect to the increase; and if he wil…
31. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of all occasions in which he or his predecessors exercised the power conferred on them under Section 15(3) of the Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act (2015), which states that ‘the relevant Minister may, from time to time, give a direction to a relevant body requiring it to adopt such measures as are specified in the direction for…
333. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of cars and percentage of the national vehicle fleet powered by fossil fuels in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14808/26]
334. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools enrolled in the safe routes to school in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of schools waiting to be enrolled; the breakdown of the number of schools enrolled in the programme by each county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14809/26]
335. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding that has been allocated to the safe routes to school programme in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of schools that are availing of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14810/26]