358. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport to roll out a major programme of 'new bus stops' across County Meath at locations that have been highlighted by county councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38938/26]
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359. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport when integrated contactless payment will be implemented across the public transport system; the total expenditure to date on upgrades to the Leap card and ticketing infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38939/26]
360. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if Meath County Council has drawn down any of the €20 million made available for the procurement and installation of road safety signage; the amount they have drawn down to date over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38940/26]
361. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the rollout of a service (details suppled); if the funding provided for new bus routes in Dublin west in 2026 means that this route will not be launched until 2027; if additional funding will be provided to launch the route this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39004/26]
362. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the expected annual cost of maintaining the 6.50am rail service between Athenry and Galway beyond July 2026; when a decision will be made on the future of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39114/26]
363. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport when a new bus service will be implemented between Athenry and Galway; when a decision will be made in relation to this; the expected annual cost of providing this PSO service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39115/26]
364. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to outline measures to increase the number of public electric vehicle charging points around the country. [39124/26]
365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority has completed any internal review, audit or ICT assessment concerning the status, monitoring or operational history of the email address tdrepsappeals@ndls.ie; whether such review identified any periods during which the address was inactive, unmonitored or not subject to routine oversight; and if he will make a statement on the…
366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority maintains any formal service-level agreement or response-time target governing correspondence received from Oireachtas members, constituency offices or public representatives relating to driver licensing matters [39252/26]
367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority operates a formal case-management, tracking or ticketing system for correspondence received from public representatives concerning driver licensing applications; whether each representation is assigned a unique reference number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39254/26]
368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any complaints, concerns or escalation requests have been received by his Department regarding delayed, unanswered or lost driver licensing representations submitted by public representatives since 2024; and if he will provide the annual totals and broad categories of issues raised. [39255/26]
369. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority has undertaken any assessment of the impact of delayed driver licensing decisions on employment, education, healthcare access, disability supports, caring responsibilities or rural transport dependency [39256/26]
370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any automated acknowledgement system applies to all correspondence channels used for driver licensing representations from Oireachtas members and constituency offices; whether delivery failure monitoring is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39257/26]
371. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department exercises any oversight role regarding the responsiveness and correspondence-handling performance of the Road Safety Authority and National Driver Licence Service; whether any key performance indicators are monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39258/26]
372. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any consideration has been given to establishing a dedicated tracked escalation channel for urgent driver licensing representations involving employment loss, medical necessity, disability supports or exceptional hardship circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39259/26]
373. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has considered the introduction of an interim lower cost contactless payment solution, including smartphone based QR ticketing or limited contactless bank card payments on selected public transport services, pending the full rollout of the next generation ticketing programme; if any assessment or indicative costing of such…
374. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the original approved budget, the current approved budget and the projected final cost of the next generation ticketing programme; the total amount expended on the programme to date; the main factors contributing to any increase in projected costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39292/26]
375. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the basis on which the National Transport Authority determined that the existing leap card validator and ticketing infrastructure could not support direct contactless payment by bank card or mobile phone; if any technical or operational assessments were carried out in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39293/26]
376. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority examined alternative or lower cost options to facilitate contactless payment by bank card and mobile wallet services, including applications (details supplied), prior to proceeding with the next generation ticketing programme; if any cost benefit analysis or comparative assessment was undertaken; and if he will make a stat…
377. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the current expected timeline for the introduction of contactless payment by bank card and mobile wallet services, including applications (details supplied), across Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Luas, DART and Irish Rail services; if a phased rollout is planned across the various public transport operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39295/26…
378. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport when a second train line will begin construction in Clara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39297/26]
379. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the disabled bathroom in Tullamore Train Station has been out of service for over 24-months; when it is hoped it will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39298/26]
380. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed assessment of Tullamore bus service has been completed; when it is hoped the details will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39299/26]
381. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if direct consultations were conducted with residents of impacted communities in Carlow-Kilkenny regarding the PSO route designed to replace the Bus Éireann Route 4; if his Department will consider providing funding to the NTA to reinstate the full route 4 service to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39325/26]
382. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will take steps to fund train trolley services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39335/26]