Parliamentary questions

394. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to helicopter emergency medical services being underequipped to safely lift patients; if he will consider introducing appropriate patient moving on handling devices on existing Bristow Ireland, AW 189 helicopters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12228/26]

395. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take, in light of a Garda analysis (details supplied) to address serious safety issues on the N68 in the Darragh area of County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12231/26]

396. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving test applicants currently waiting for tests in the Dublin test centres; the length of time applicants have been waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12248/26]

397. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting time to receive an invitation to book a driving test in any of the Dublin test centres; if he is aware some applicants are still waiting up to seven months; the efforts underway to decrease waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12249/26]

398. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he will give urgent attention to the serious concerns regarding the NCN pilot scheme on the R448, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12250/26]

399. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of passenger numbers on the 99 Dublin Bus in comparison to the average service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12271/26]

400. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12272/26]

401. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA plans to develop a new rural transport route which services Streamstown, County Westmeath; and if not, if the NTA will consider extending the 819 route to service Streamstown. [12299/26]

402. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the Dublin Airport Authority will consider expanding the eligibility area for the residential insulation grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12308/26]

403. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the reduction in carriage numbers on the 16:28 Grand Canal Dock to Hazelhatch service, which previously operated with four carriages but now operates with three; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12310/26]

404. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail conducted any demand analysis prior to reducing capacity on the 16:28 Grand Canal Dock to Hazelhatch service; if he will provide details of the criteria used to justify this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12311/26]

405. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport when Irish Rail intends to restore the previous four-carriage configuration on the 16:28 Grand Canal Dock to Hazelhatch service; if consideration will be given to increasing capacity further in light of rising passenger numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12312/26]

406. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the measures Irish Rail and the NTA are taking to address overcrowding on peak-time services on the Kildare commuter line, particularly the Grand Canal Dock to Hazelhatch service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12313/26]

407. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on fleet availability and allocation across the Kildare commuter network; whether additional rolling stock can be deployed to alleviate overcrowding on peak services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12314/26]

408. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on an application made under the Safe Routes to School Programme (details supplied); when this application should progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12340/26]

409. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications received under the Safe Routes to School Programme since 2021; the number of applications that have been processed; the number that have received funding and are complete to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12341/26]

410. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to enact legislation to implement mandatory data sharing between the NTA and all app-based service providers to increase transparency around supply and demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12342/26]

411. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to enact legislation to mandate full transparency concerning the fixed-fare algorithm. [12343/26]

412. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the establishment of a permanent NTA monitoring mechanism for driver and passenger commission calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12344/26]

413. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered introducing an independent, not-for-profit-based app for the taxi service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12346/26]

414. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the 13 high collision locations recently identified for County Galway in TII’s national collision analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12348/26]

415. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 10 February 2026, the details of the sections relating to MIBI and fixed charge notices that have yet to be commenced from the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023; and the proposed date for commencement [12393/26]

416. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when he will reply to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht’s correspondence regarding speed signage in Gaeltacht areas that continue to display speed limits in English only; if he will take steps to overturn the rules laid out by the Department of Transport on the matter; and if he will make a statement …

417. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to amend a bus service to provide an earlier first departure on the 40D travelling from Tyrrelstown to Broombridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12443/26]

418. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the PSO flights contract signed in February 2026 from Donegal to Dublin, to outlined the details of any review clause contained within the contract including stipulating the exact text of the review clause; to specify the powers that are afforded in the contract to the Minister to make changes to the schedule; to clarify wh…