Questions

288. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the statistics his Department has for collisions or road incidents along the N85 between Ennis and Ennistymon each year since 2016, in tabular form; if his Department or the TII have plans to address the number of collisions along the road; if his Department has plans to allocate funding to realign or improve the road in the interest of safety; and if he will …

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 …

210. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of the fact that public transport connections to Dublin Airport are being significantly increased and improved, his plans to increase public transport accessibility to Shannon Airport, including the provision of a long-heralded rail spur to Shannon Airport. [67282/26]

162. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the current status of an application under the road transporters support scheme (RTSS) in the case of a business operating in County Clare (details supplied) where an information discrepancy error was resolved via the official portal prior to the closing date of 7 September 2026; the reason for the delay in processing this payment given that other active opera…

329. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if the National Aviation Safeguarding Framework, led by the Irish Aviation Authority (public consultation period ended on 31 October 2025) has resulted to the publication of a final framework document; if he will outline where such a document can be obtained; if he will explain the intention of the document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6553…

349. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of the new vehicle adaptation scheme (VAS); to clarify if this new grant scheme is entirely standalone or if it is intended to phase out or replace any element of the existing disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme (DDS) run by the Department of Finance; the timeline for the finalisation of the eligibility criteria and…

390. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for upgrading the vehicle fleet and regional infrastructure to ensure that Bus Éireann Route 345 (Scarriff to Limerick) becomes a fully accessible route; if he will address the systemic exclusion of rural passengers with mobility difficulties who are currently refused travel on this service despite providing the required 48 hours' notice; the imme…

638. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to report on the foreign licence exchange system; the average length of time it takes to receive an Irish drivers licence after the surrender of the foreign one; his plans to move this system to a same day turnaround as seen in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59276/26]

341. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if bin and waste collection companies will be eligible to apply for the road transporters support scheme; if they are eligible, would a communication to their customer base informing them that they are increasing service subscription costs due to rising fuel costs disqualify them from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34284/26]

142. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will intervene on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has been trying to obtain a logbook for a moped for a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32161/26]

171. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a change to the driver certificate of professional competence (CPC) periodic training regime, specifically the requirement for professional bus and truck drivers to complete a seven-hour classroom-based module every year; if he has considered the financial and time burden this puts on experienced drivers (details supplied); and if he will m…

351. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an emergency increase in funding to Clare County Council following a formal motion passed by the council at its April 2026 monthly meeting regarding the urgent need for additional road maintenance funding; if he is aware that despite a €38.37 million allocation for 2026, the county has seen a marginal decrease in its road funding compared to…

375. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing interim measures for persons who previously held an Irish driving licence, subsequently exchanged it for a foreign licence while residing abroad, and have since returned to the State and applied to exchange their licence back to an Irish driving licence; given that the current processing time for such exchanges can be up to thre…

408. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport in light of the 190 road fatalities in 2025, and the continued surge in deaths recorded in early 2026, if he will provide a definitive update on his Department's assessment of establishing a statutory road safety commissioner; if this officeholder would be granted the specific legal authority and budget required to unify the currently diffused responsibilities…

34. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23086/26]

231. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport following the decision in December 2025 to abandon the planned restructuring of the Road Safety Authority, to state which body or individual is now responsible for delivering the Government's target of halving road deaths by 2030; whether the Government has examined the Road Safety Commissioner model or equivalent statutory accountability mechanisms used in Sw…

376. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if aircraft are to spray reflective particles in Irish airspace space as per the Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20202/26]

332. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the specific number of qualified controllers that will be working at Dublin, Cork, and Shannon this summer; if this is sufficient for both current traffic and any expected increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17067/26]

333. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport given that Ireland does not have sufficient air traffic control resources to manage an increase in flights safely his views on whether lifting the passenger CAP would cause chaos; the steps he has taken to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17068/26]

153. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently increase funding allocations to local authorities for the community involvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9233/26]

249. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progression of plans to develop a rail spur to Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15762/26]

64. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on the work undertaken by date, by the Irish Coast Guard, to progress the development of a new station for the Killaloe Irish Coast Guard unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15454/26]

43. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the developments undertaken in his Department to progress the implementation of a needs-based, grant-aided, modern vehicle adaptation supports to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; his engagement with the Department of Finance in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10884/26]

58. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to outline developments undertaken in his Department to progress the implementation of a needs-based, grant-aided, modern vehicle adaptation supports to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; how he is engaging with the Department of Finance in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10954/26]

294. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite the finalisation of a Statutory Instrument which is required for retired members of the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951 after 18 years without an increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3350/26]