Parliamentary questions

268. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the current regulatory status with respect to the use of so-called horse drawn sulkies on public roads; if he believes the current position is robust enough to ensure the protection of the public from such activity; if he intends to review this position in light of the recent updating of legislation governing the use and s…

269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his views on safety concerns related to the makes of cars available for use on Irish roads; and whether he plans to take measures to address them (details supplied). [11295/26]

270. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that a bus stop located on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare, was removed in or around September 2024 without any apparent public consultation; if his Department, the NTA or TFI approved or authorised this removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11332/26]

271. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether Kildare County Council consulted with the NTA, TFI, or Bus Éireann prior to the removal of the bus stop on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock; if any written records, correspondence, meeting minutes or approvals exist in relation to this decision; the decision-making process that led to the removal of the stop; and if he will make a stat…

272. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the total cost of public works previously undertaken at the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare bus stop location, including the construction of a dedicated bus lay-by by Kildare County Council; whether this infrastructure is now unused following the removal of the stop; whether he will comment on the implications for value for money …

273. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to ensure the reinstatement of the bus stop at the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare; whether his Department will engage directly with the NTA, TFI, Bus Éireann and Kildare County Council to resolve this matter; the expected timeline for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11335/26]

274. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he has assessed the road safety implications arising from the removal of the bus stop on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare particularly for secondary school students who must now walk along a narrow, unlit and heavily trafficked road with limited verge space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11336/26]

275. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether any road safety audit has been undertaken since the removal of the bus stop on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare; if he will intervene in light of the accident history on this stretch of road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11337/26]

276. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11360/26]

277. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the current escalation pathway for when flights crews note non-cooperative aerial observations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11366/26]

278. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport if the announcement in December 2025 regarding the purchasing of new DART carriages will have automatic ramps covering the gap between train carriage and station platforms. [11481/26]

279. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the assessment that has been made on the impact of the withdrawal of the midday Dublin-Donegal flight, in particular for cancer patients; and when significant investment in transport infrastructure to connect Donegal to other major cities such as Dublin and Galway will be made. [11563/26]

10. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers who have been disqualified from driving in each of the past seven years; the number of those disqualified who did not hold a licence for each of those years; of the number of persons who did hold a licence, the number each year who surrendered their licence within the two weeks required by law; the number of disqualifi…

11. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether he has received formal proposals from the Minister for Transport regarding the prohibition or restriction of scrambler bikes in public places; when these proposals will be published; and the expected commencement date of any resulting regulations. [10846/26]

12. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if any funding has been formally approved for the second Newbridge bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10969/26]

13. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the second Newbridge bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10970/26]

14. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of scrapping the unfair surcharge on people paying motor tax in instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11059/26]

15. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has reviewed the adequacy of existing statutory powers available under current legislation to address the illegal use of scrambler bikes and quad bikes in residential and urban areas; whether any legislative gaps or limitations have been identified; and whether proposals for legislative amendment or consolidation are un…

16. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the total funding delivered through Transport Infrastructure Ireland for major capital works, by project, by county in each of the years 2021 to 2025, inclusive, in tabular form; the total for each county for each year and across the five year period. [10545/26]

17. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of accidents recorded at each junction of the M50, northbound and southbound in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10550/26]

18. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide a timeline of when the new bus corridor on the M4 will be deemed road safe and be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10554/26]

19. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans to make helmets mandatory for all cyclists on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10624/26]

20. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans to make his-vis jackets mandatory for all cyclists on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10625/26]

21. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the experience in Australia whereby the introduction of mandatory helmets and hi-vis jackets for cyclists led to an overall reduction in the number of cyclists; the actions he will take to ensure this is not the case if that policy is replicated in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1062…

22. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns of cycling groups in relation to the potential unintended consequences of the introduction of mandatory helmets and hi-vis jackets for cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10627/26]