Parliamentary questions

290. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to ensure consistency across the country in the decision to provide or not a PSV licence; and the level of training provided in this area to those carrying out the licensing. [18072/26]

291. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential confli…

292. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department plans to introduce regulation of sulkies, including protection of other road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18104/26]

293. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has reached its agreed complement of 200 permanent driver testers; the current number of testers in each driving test centre; the average waiting time in each driving test centre for a driver to receive an invitation from the RSA to apply to sit a driving test. [18132/26]

294. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date following requests by Garda authorities in 2019 for access to driving licence photographs at roadside checkpoints from the National Driver File database; the reason for the six year delay in making a decision whether to grant access. [18133/26]

295. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 25 February 2026 if he will request the Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) to provide him with data on the number of fleet owners and motor traders who have failed to upload vehicle insurance details to the National Fleet Database as required by a law he introduced in November 2023. [18135/26…

296. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of times that new penalty points could be matched to an existing ‘shell record’ on transport’s driver file database when the driver has committed another penalty point offence(s), by year since 2020; the number of notifications sent to the personal details against the shell driver record each year since 2020, to inform the drivers…

297. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he will list the designated harbours in County Louth; and outline the process by which a harbour can be designated under the Harbours Act 1996. [18189/26]

298. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the way his Department ensures that local authorities and harbour companies are meeting their statutory obligations under the Harbours Act 1996, the Harbours Act 1946, and the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847, particularly in cases where no harbour master is appointed to exercise the powers and duties set out in these Acts. [181…

299. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail the safety assessments carried out in harbours currently operating without a harbour master; and whether the absence of a harbour master has been identified as a risk factor in relation to vessel traffic management, emergency response, or environmental protection. [18191/26]

300. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the way the absence of a harbour master in certain regional ports aligns with the requirements of the Sea Pollution Act 1991, particularly regarding the authority to refuse entry to vessels that pose an environmental threat; and whether additional resources will be allocated to ensure compliance. [18192/26]

301. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the way emergency response capabilities, such as fire control, vessel removal, and enforcement of bye laws, are being exercised in harbours where no harbour master is appointed, given that these powers are specifically vested in harbour masters under the Harbours Act 1996 and related legislation. [18194/26]

302. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish a national strategy for the governance and staffing of regional harbours, including a plan to ensure that every port with commercial, fishing, or tourism activity has a designated harbour master with the statutory authority to manage safety, operations, and environmental protection. [18195/26]

303. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted any formal risk audits or safety assessments of harbours operating without a designated harbour master; and if so, whether he will publish the findings; if not, the way the Department assesses compliance with statutory safety obligations in the absence of such audits. [18198/26]

304. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the insurance and liability implications for local authorities and harbour companies that operate harbours without an appointed harbour master, given that statutory powers under the Harbours Act 1996 and related legislation cannot be exercised by unappointed or unauthorised personnel; and whether the State faces increased exposure in the …

305. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport whether the Irish Coast Guard, the Marine Survey Office, or any other maritime safety authority has raised concerns regarding the absence of harbour masters in regional ports; and if so, the actions which have been taken in response to those concerns. [18200/26]

306. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the way the absence of harbour masters in certain Irish harbours aligns with Ireland's obligations under EU maritime safety, port operations, and environmental protection directives, including requirements relating to vessel traffic management, pollution prevention, and port State control; and whether the European Commission has issued an…

307. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will address the need for expanded bus services at peak times in Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth to and from Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18213/26]

308. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 289 of 16 December 2025, in relation to an update on a Local Link DRT service, whether his Department and the NTA have clarified their availability of funding for DRT services for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18216/26]

309. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport when the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025 will be published, given that the Minister of State stated in May 2025 that it would be enacted by year-end; the interim measures in place to provide local authority road engineers with access to collision location data, given that such data has not been shared since 2020 and the Data Prote…

310. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the reason the new (NTA run) MU1 and MU2 town bus services in Mullingar, County Westmeath do not accept the TFI child (5-8) Leap Card (details supplied). [18226/26]

43. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently review the criteria and cost of a five year driving licence where a person is aged between 65 and 71 years-of-age given this five year renewal costs the same as a full ten year renewal. [17283/26]

44. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the continued issues with bus services in Dublin south-west, particularly the S8 and 15b (details supplied) and if he will instruct his Department to address this issue. [17258/26]

45. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent by local authorities in 2025 on the Bus Stop Enhancement Programme, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17280/26]

46. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the current cycling and pedestrian infrastructures in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17346/26]