399. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30822/26]
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400. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport the supports for chartered ferry operators who provide tourism services in County Mayo rather than as a transport option to islands, in view of the recent fuel cost increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30832/26]
401. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30852/26]
402. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport further to correspondence (details supplied) the way in which vehicles are passing the NCT that appear to have DPF's removed or disabled; and whether he is satisfied that the NCT test fit for purpose in this regard. [30876/26]
403. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to tackle mobile phone use by drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31133/26]
310. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport to audit the number of Dublin Bus passenger vehicles parked in Monaghan as back up to the electric fleet, instruct the National Transport Authority to re-deploy fleet to Bus Éireann in order to increase capacity on the 103 and 105 routes in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29224/26]
311. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take to improve road safety given the increase in road deaths in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29242/26]
312. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the methodology in how NCT waiting times are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29280/26]
313. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider the introduction of a direct route between Blanchardstown and Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29336/26]
314. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider the introduction of a DART for the Castleknock line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29337/26]
315. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) must return to Canada with a valid visa to remove the 'on hold' status from their Canadian driving licence to convert it back to an Irish licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29398/26]
316. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport for a detailed progress report in regard to the Killarney bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29425/26]
317. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request the National Transport Authority to urgently provide the necessary funding to Local Link Kerry to provide a new service to allow commuters to travel from Beaufort Village via the St Mary of the Angels facilities at Whitefield, Beaufort and on to Killorglin town and vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29426/26]
318. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently provide the necessary funding to Local Link Kerry to provide additional bus routes across County Kerry, as funding has not been provided for additional routes in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29427/26]
319. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the concerns of commuters regarding the lack of car parking at a train station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29432/26]
320. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the actions being taken to reduce driving test waiting times across the State; his views that current waiting times of over 15 weeks in order to sit a test in Killester and Raheny driving test centres are far too long; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29457/26]
321. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has reached its agreed complement of 200 permanent driver testers under its Service Level Agreement Plan in May 2025; 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. [29462/26]
322. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to confirm that learner permit holders who are on their second permit on 1 November 2026 must sit a driver test before they can obtain a third learner permit according to new regulations SI. No. 527/2025 being introduced on 1 November 2026. [29463/26]
323. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking to facilitate multimodal travel during peak times, including bike-train journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29496/26]
324. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to having CCTV installed in taxis in the interest of passenger and driver safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29498/26]
325. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether existing legislation is sufficient to address specific concerns related to sulky racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29517/26]
326. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with An Garda Síochána in relation to specific concerns related to sulky racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29521/26]
327. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment in February and March 2026, by driving test centre. [29554/26]
328. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on the administrative error by the National Transport Authority in relation to a scheme (details supplied); the total number of applications received; the number of grant offers issued; the number of applicants subsequently placed on the cancellation list; the number of applicants who received an incorrect email indicating a grant offer tha…
329. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken by his Department and the National Transport Authority to address the position of SPSV licence holders who were adversely affected by the administrative error in the electric SPSV grant scheme 2026 (details supplied), including those who incurred financial loss having entered into vehicle purchase commitments on the basis of corresponden…