Parliamentary questions

539. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the National Transport Authority (NTA) regarding the lengthy delays and, in some cases, lack of responses to correspondence from Oireachtas Members and constituency offices; whether he is satisfied with the current level of engagement and communication between the NTA and public representatives on behalf of…

540. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department plans to introduce a new shared mobility voucher schemes as proposed in the National Policy Statement on Shared Mobility; or if alternative supports are being considered to incentivise the use of shared mobility services. [57840/26]

541. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated timeframe to progress the recommendations within the Strategic Rail Review which will see public rail transport resumed in County Monaghan. [58005/26]

542. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current earliest construction start and end dates of the N2 Clontibret to the Border and Ardee to Castleblayney road projects. [58006/26]

543. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his plans to investigate the CIÉ Executive Board decision from 2009 not to grant further increases in CIÉ Pensions, given the concerns raised that it was taken in the absence of a statutory instrument or union consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58028/26]

544. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport to provide, in tabular form, the total funding allocated to each local authority for national, regional and local road maintenance and improvement in each year from 2020 to 2026 to date, together with the amount drawn down and expended by each local authority. [58124/26]

545. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport whether the Railway Order application for Phase 2 of the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme, including electrification, the new depot and new stations at Blarney, Monard, Tivoli, Ballynoe, Carrigtwohill West and Water-Rock, remains on schedule for submission to An Coimisiún Pleanála in late 2026 following the conclusion of the second p…

546. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport authority have undertaken an assessment of the feasibility of introducing a Transport For Ireland town bus service in Tullamore, Co Offaly; if an assessment has been completed, the findings of same; if one is currently underway, the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5…

547. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport where Tullamore ranks among towns currently being considered by the National Transport Authority for the future rollout of Transport For Ireland town bus services; the criteria used in determining that ranking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58172/26]

548. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the minimum population, employment demand or other criteria applied by the National Transport Authority when determining a town is suitable for the introduction of a Transport for Ireland town bus service; how Tullamore compares against those criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58173/26]

549. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport whether funding has been identified within the National Transport Authority’s capital or current expenditure programme to facilitate the future introduction of a Transport for Ireland town bus service in Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58174/26]

550. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the towns identified for the next phase of the Transport for Ireland town bus service programme; whether Tullamore is included among those towns; the anticipated timeline for the next phase of rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58175/26]

551. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the engagement that has taken place between the National Transport Authority and Offaly County Council regarding the potential introduction of a Transport for Ireland town bus service in Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58176/26]

552. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority has undertaken passenger demand modelling for a Transport for Ireland town bus service in Tullamore, if so, the estimated annual passenger demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58177/26]

553. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to the role a Transport for Ireland town bus service in Tullamore could play in improving connectivity with Tullamore train station, the Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore, education campuses, employment centres and surrounding residential developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

554. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the local area hackney scheme (LAH), the reason successful applicants must bring a valid SPSV insurance certificate to the licensing appointment when they still have to pass the inspection before the LAH licence is validated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58275/26]

555. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the draft Strategy completed by Irish Rail and given to the NTA on priority areas for railway station parking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58276/26]

556. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport when the car park at Drogheda train station was last re-marked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58277/26]

557. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the efforts that are being made to provide additional car parking capacity at Clarke station, Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58278/26]

558. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on horse carriage legislation for Dublin; if his Department will be introducing its own legislation to allow for the regulation of horse carriage licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58384/26]

559. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if a formal review of the Active Travel Programme is to be undertaken to assess the programmes contribution to progress against the 2030 national targets on transport emissions reduction and increase in walking and cycling journeys. [58399/26]

560. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport on the contribution of the Active Travel Programme to progress against the 2030 national targets on transport emissions reduction. [58400/26]

561. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport on the contribution of the Active Travel Programme to measurable increases in walking and cycling journeys. [58401/26]

562. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if a formal review of the Greenway Programme is to be undertaken to assess the programmes contribution to progress against the 2030 national targets on transport emissions reduction and increase in walking and cycling journeys. [58402/26]

563. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the contribution of the Greenway Programme to progress against the 2030 national targets on transport emissions reduction. [58403/26]