65. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the regulatory framework governing the SPSV sector is being determined by the National Transport Authority in the public interest rather than being shaped by the corporate structures and business models of large international platform operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70266/26]
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66. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the tax compliance checks undertaken by the National Transport Authority before granting, renewing or maintaining a dispatch operator licence; whether licensed dispatch operators are required to demonstrate that their Irish tax affairs are fully up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70249/26]
67. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has engaged with Cork County Council regarding bus stop provision and pedestrian access to public transport for new residential developments in Whitechurch, County Cork; the outcome of any such engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70275/26]
68. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe for the introduction of the BusConnects Cork new network service to Whitechurch and Glenville; the frequency and hours of operation planned for the service; if additional interim services will be introduced on route 248 in advance of the new network, given the growth in population in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70274/2…
69. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the average weekday passenger numbers on route 248 in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the extent to which residential development in Whitechurch, County Cork, whether completed since 2023, under construction or with planning permission, has been factored into National Transport Authority service planning for the area; and if he will make …
70. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority formally monitors the punctuality and reliability of route 248 under its public service obligation contract with Bus Éireann; the performance standards that apply to the route; the number of occasions since January 2025 on which those standards were not met; the remedial action or contractual deductions applied as a result; an…
71. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of scheduled Bus Éireann route 248 services serving Whitechurch, County Cork that did not operate, or that operated more than ten minutes late, in each month of 2025 and to date in 2026, with specific reference to the scheduled 08:06 departure from Whitechurch towards Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70270/26]
72. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will be reviewing new developments in Whitechurch to have appropriate bus stops and direct access to public transport. [70232/26]
73. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the plans that are in place to provide a proper two-way, all-day bus service for Whitechurch. [70230/26]
74. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if the reliability of the morning bus service in Whitechurch is being formally monitored by the relevant transport authority. [70229/26]
75. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the immediate action can be taken to address the frequent lateness and occasional non-operation of the 8:10am service in Whitechurch, County Cork. [70228/26]
76. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason Whitechurch, County Cork is currently served by such a limited number of buses despite significant residential growth in the area. [70227/26]
77. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide funding to Iarnród Éireann so that they can put an early morning train from Longford to Sligo into service. [70210/26]
78. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if future bus routes and frequencies take account of the significant number of new homes being built in Whitechurch, co. Cork. [70231/26]
79. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a motor tax disk for a person (details supplied). [70294/26]
80. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport can additional services be introduced before the planned longer-term network changes, given the immediate needs of the growing population of Whitechurch, County Cork, and what is the timeline of any proposed changes. [70233/26]
81. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to ensure quicker recognition of driving licences of bus and truck drivers from outside the European economic area. [70365/26]
82. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the systems currently available to alert motorists in real time where a wrong-way driver has been detected on a motorway or national road; whether transport infrastructure Ireland has examined the effectiveness and speed of the different methods available for issuing such warnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70367/26]
83. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the use of the radio data system traffic announcement function, including TA/TP functionality available in many vehicle audio systems, to issue urgent geographically targeted warnings to motorists in circumstances such as a wrong-way driver on a motorway; if Transport Infrastructure Ireland or his Department have assessed the technical feasi…
84. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport when he plans to sign the statutory instrument to give an increase CIÉ salaried pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70394/26]
85. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has ever considered the infrastructure development (details supplied). [70427/26]
86. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to allow for extra capacity on public transport that caters for MTU students, on both bus and rail (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70546/26]
87. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has allocated funding to Cork City Council for the Kerry Pike pedestrian improvement scheme; the amount allocated and drawn down to date in each year since 2021; the current status of the scheme as reported to the NTA; the reason the scheme has not proceeded to construction despite commencement being indicated for Q1 2025 and …
88. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to outline the State's policy toward supporting electric buses and the development of a charging infrastructure nationwide. [70489/26]
89. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport for an update in relation to the current status of the Iarnród Éireann National Carpark Strategy report which is currently bring reviewed with the NTA; and when this report will be published. [70635/26]