Parliamentary questions

309. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he is familiar with a case reported in the media (details supplied); if this practice is common; if he plans to investigate the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21803/26]

310. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to make roads in Wicklow safer; the funding available to Wicklow County Council to address issues caused by recent adverse weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21813/26]

311. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number of officials that travelled; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21832/26]

312. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the work his Department is undertaking to ensure that the agreed pension increases for Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) pensioners will go ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21851/26]

313. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if there are updated maps of speed limits on the road networks of each local authority since the changes took effect in 2025; to identify where these are located; the way in which a member of the public can access them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21853/26]

314. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the material, Elastomac, that can be used to increase the efficiency of minor road and pothole repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21861/26]

315. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport further to the decision in December 2025 to abandon the planned restructuring of the Road Safety Authority; the body or individual now responsible for delivering the Government’s target of halving road deaths by 2030; whether the Government has examined the Road Safety Commissioner model used in Norway and Sweden; and if he will make a st…

316. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the current number of fixed automated speed cameras operational in Ireland; the timeline for deploying the 100 additional cameras announced in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21869/26]

317. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025; when local authority road engineers will have statutory access to collision location data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21870/26]

318. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the investigative mechanism that is used for aviation events occurring in Irish-managed airspace that are not captured within existing reporting systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21877/26]

319. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the BusConnects Galway park and ride components including sites currently being developed namely, Cappagh Park N6, N83 Oranmore Train Station, and future sites on the N84 and N63; the progress achieved to date; the next stages in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and …

320. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to report on the BusConnects Galway new bus network roll out; the progress to date; the forthcoming lifecycle stages; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21879/26]

321. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the BusConnects Galway Dublin Road Project; the progress to date; the forthcoming stages in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21880/26]

322. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the BusConnects Galway cross-city link scheme; the progress made to date; the next lifecycle stages; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21881/26]

323. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the N6 Galway City Ring Road; the progress achieved to date; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21882/26]

324. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the N59 Clifden to Maam Cross scheme; the progress to date; the forthcoming lifecycle stages; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21883/26]

325. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to report on the Claregalway Bypass Relief Road Programme; the progress made to date; the next stages in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21884/26]

326. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Ceannt Station redevelopment; the progress made to date; the forthcoming stages in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21885/26]

327. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Oranmore Station redevelopment and passing loop project; the progress to date; the next stages in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21886/26]

328. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21911/26]

329. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of Irish diaspora groups, including but not limited to sporting and cultural organisations, as well as emigrant organisations he and Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21929/26]

330. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of businesses and business representative organisations he and State Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21947/26]

331. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the value of trade and tourism respectively, between Ireland and the states visited by him and by Ministers of State in his Department for the St Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21965/26]

332. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide urgent traffic calming measures in the vicinity of Fybough NS on the R561, Castlemaine to Annascaul road, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22019/26]

333. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will commission an investigation into utilising rapid bus transport as an interim measure to enhance services between Midleton and Youghal while discussions continue on reopening the rail Line there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22061/26]