Questions

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…

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]

353. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for the cost of accessibility works related to Dart+ West (details supplied). [65801/26]

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/…

356. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the total amounts paid by his Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61362/26]

357. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the expenditure incurred by his Government Department on external consultancy services in each of the past five years, broken down by consultancy firm, project and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61345/26]

536. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total expenditure by his Department and agencies on translation and interpretation services in each of the past five years. [62951/26]

544. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the five most requested languages for translation and interpretation services in his Department in each of the past five years. [62978/26]

570. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of each capital project over €1m in total expenditure funded or part funded by his Department on an annual and county basis since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63486/26]

592. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of spending on media training or strategic consultants by his Department and all bodies under his aegis’ in preparation for Oireachtas committees since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58652/26]

256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the first- and full-year cost of all the task forces under his remit, broken down by task force and cap ex and op ex funding, in each of the years 2020 to date. [50750/26]

189. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49102/26]

240. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Transport the total amount allocated by his Department on the repair of footpaths across the country and for a breakdown of that cost allocation, based on county council, in tabular form. [46670/26]

246. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Transport the total amount of funding spent by transport bodies on footpaths in 2025; and the breakdown of that spending, by area, in tabular form. [46731/26]

292. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45174/26]

293. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45192/26]

425. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks [42178/26]

428. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of bicycle shelters installed across the State by his Department on behalf of Government Departments, local authorities, and State agencies in each of the past five years; the total expenditure incurred in each year; the average cost per unit; and if he will provide a breakdown by Department, local authority and agency. [42268/26]

430. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent on IT systems and related projects by his Department and agencies under its remit in each of the past five years; to provide a detailed breakdown of all such projects, including original budget, final cost, and delivery timelines; the number and value of projects that exceeded their original budget or timeline; the number and total cost…

220. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the areas of his Department's expenditure that will be reduced in order to comply with the imposition of an expenditure levy for 2027 (details supplied); the impact this expenditure levy will have on the funding of new transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40885/26]

253. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his Department's expenditure on IT consultancy; to provide a breakdown of the IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services, in each of the years 2015 to 2025.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41363/26]

638. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the monies spent to date on cycle counter machines across County Dublin. [24133/26]

735. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25452/26]

276. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11360/26]

285. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount his Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5546/26]