Parliamentary questions

334. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the criteria by which he ensures vehicles availing of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant scheme are genuinely and to the greatest extent possible universally accessible to wheelchair users; if his attention has been drawn to a particular vehicle type (details supplied) whose rear-loading configuration severely limits accessibility; his …

335. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure only drivers who have successfully completed the approved wheelchair manual handling course be permitted to drive, operate, lease, or otherwise use a wheelchair accessible vehicle under the WAV licence scheme to ensure these vehicles are operated by drivers properly trained to assist wheelchair users safely and respectful…

336. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposed increase in pension entitlements for retired employees under the CIÉ 1951 Pension Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22211/26]

337. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any engagement he has had with the retired employees under the CIÉ 1951 Pension Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22213/26]

338. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any engagement he has had with the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in relation to the proposed increase in pension entitlements for retired employees under the CIÉ 1951 Pension Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22215/26]

339. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if funding is in place for the new bus route 199 between Glendalough and Bray; when the route will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22240/26]

340. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport when the new park and ride facility at Fassaroe, Bray County Wicklow will be operational; the details of the buses and frequency that will serve the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22241/26]

341. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic accidents that a company (details supplied), Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann respectively, have been involved in for each year between 2020-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22242/26]

342. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the timeframe for CIÉ pensioners to receive an increase in their pension payments, in view of the ongoing cost of living increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22275/26]

343. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on engagements between officials in his Department, financial advisors at NewERA, the Pensions Authority, and the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation on the matter of bringing CIÉ pensions onto a more stable footing; the timeframe for this process; and if he will mak…

344. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has calculated the estimated cost of a €5,000 per-vehicle scrappage scheme for private diesel cars registered before 2012. [22289/26]

345. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the reason the DAA is not adhering to noise abatement objectives at Dublin Airport; and if he will direct the semi-State to immediately adhere to noise abatement objectives in the area. [22316/26]

346. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if he will meet with families and communities in north Dublin and south Meath whose lives and health have been significantly damaged as a result of the DAA not adhering to planning permissions on flight paths in and out of Dublin Airport; and if he will ensure that senior management of the DAA meet these families and communities. [22317/26…

347. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Transport the current status and projected timelines for key road projects affecting the Roscommon–Galway constituency, including the N5 and N63, and the funding allocated to those projects. [22332/26]

348. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Transport the level of public transport investment allocated to the Roscommon–Galway constituency compared to Dublin on a per capita basis in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [22333/26]

349. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if a group (details supplied) sits under his Department; to outline his recent engagements with the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22379/26]

350. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with a group (details supplied) in relation to the future of Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22380/26]

351. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in relation to the future of Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22381/26]

352. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with Galway County Council in relation to the future of Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22382/26]

353. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided by his Department to Clare County Council and Limerick County Council to facilitate the purchase of heritage sites from a group (details supplied); if consideration is being given to providing similar funding to Galway County Council to facilitate the purchase of Dunguaire Castle by the local authority; and if he will m…

354. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers who have arrived and departed from Knock Airport in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [22442/26]

355. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic accidents recorded in County Mayo in each of the past ten years; and the number of road fatalities in the same period, in tabular form. [22446/26]

356. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of rail journeys which took place in or from County Mayo in each of the past ten years, broken down by station, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22447/26]

357. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progress being made towards reopening the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22448/26]

358. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the Local Link services in north Cork, with regard to a service serving Ballyclough, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22452/26]