Parliamentary questions

396. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider reforming the motor tax online payment system to facilitate bulk purchases and renewals of motor tax by corporate fleet owners; if he has examined the system in operation in the UK, where multiple vehicle registrations can be uploaded at once during the payment process; the reason for not providing this facility to d…

397. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Cork - Limerick motorway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20818/26]

398. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will liaise with the NTA in relation to adding pick up and drop off locations for the current Citylink direct bus from Galway to Dublin airport along the Citylink 760 bus route in the Lucan/Palmerstown area. [20835/26]

399. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of occasions in each of the past five years on which Luas services were delayed due to road traffic collisions or incidents involving other vehicles on sections of the network where the Luas operates on street with general traffic; the average duration of such delays; the locations where these incidents most frequently occur; the…

400. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has engaged with the NTA to ensure live service disruptions on public transport is communicated on other platforms besides a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20848/26]

401. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 18 February 2026, if he will ensure that further consideration is given to the request of local authorities such as Cavan and Monaghan for additional funding for the non-national road network in 2026 taking into account the severe damage being caused to such roads with consistent heavy rainfall; …

402. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if further consideration can be given to the implementation of safety measures on routes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20955/26]

403. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the reason wheelchair-accessible bicycles are not routinely available on State-funded greenways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21174/26]

273. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether motor tax revenue is ringfenced or utilised in general expenditure; the amount taken in motor tax revenue in 2025; and the reason this no longer transfers to local authorities. [18153/26]

274. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide funding for Sligo Airport from the recently announced €45 million for regional airports, given that search and rescue for the north-west is operated from Sligo Airport. [17879/26]

275. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the current implementation status of each of the three Safety Recommendations Nos. 28, 29, and 30, directed at the Minister in the AAIU Final Report on the Rescue 116 accident, published in November 2021; the specific actions taken to date in respect of each recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17894/26]

276. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether the detailed review of the mechanisms by which his Department oversees the Irish Aviation Authority, as recommended by the AAIU in Safety Recommendation No. 29, has been completed; if so, when it was completed; what its findings were; if he will publish it; if not, when he expects it to be completed; and if he will make a statement…

277. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport whether he will direct his Department to publish annually a report detailing its technical competence to perform its statutory oversight function in respect of aviation safety, including the qualifications and specialist expertise held within the Aviation Division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/26]

278. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of road deaths which have occurred in Cork, by road, from 2020 to date in 2026. [17898/26]

279. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of road accidents which have occurred in Cork south-west, by road, from 2024 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [17899/26]

280. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the establishment of a statutory Road Safety Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17900/26]

281. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number and location of identified high-risk road routes, in tabular form; the measures he is taking to address safety on these high-risk routes; and if he will consider a rapid rollout of average speed cameras on these roads. [17901/26]

282. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if the Irish Aviation Authority or other safety regulators contacted his Department with warnings about controller fatigue, inadequate staffing margins, or system resilience issues, especially given the proposals to increase traffic volumes at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17924/26]

283. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport given the proposals to increase traffic volumes at Dublin Airport, if a company (details supplied) has given his Department written confirmation that they can safely manage the additional flights without having to rely on controllers agreeing to work on their days off, and that the company has a plan to ensure adequate staffing to handle in…

284. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if there is any way a refused application for the 2026 National Transport Authority taxi grant could be appealed due to tax clearance not being updated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17927/26]

285. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17991/26]

286. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the work his Department is doing to improve transport options from Donegal to Dublin; if he is aware of the impact that the removal of the midday Donegal to Dublin flight will have on passengers who need to travel to Dublin for medical purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18001/26]

287. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport when the NTA will publish their capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18067/26]

288. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the proposed park and ride facilities to be developed in Galway on the N6 national primary road next to Junction 19, approximately 550 spaces and at the N83 national primary road, just north of Claregalway approximately 320 spaces; the status of the accompanying development of the bus priority measures along both the N6 an…

289. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the reason private coaches require a PSV licence while State owned coaches do not; and the reason there is requirement for a PSV licence when coaches have to undergo regular commercial vehicle road testing. [18071/26]