Questions

347. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 289 of 12 November 2025, if he will review the safety of LED headlights in modern vehicles considering the UK has done the same; if he has engaged with his UK counterpart on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72482/25]

348. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department or the Road Safety Authority has received any correspondence from members of the public or representative bodies on the impact of LED headlights on drivers at night, and the impact on road safety; if he will commit to a public consultation on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72483/25]

349. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he and his Department or the Road Safety Authority has considered the findings from a survey in the UK commissioned by the RAC (details supplied) that found four in five drivers were concerned about dazzling headlights; if the data from the survey has been sought; if he intends to engage with the RAC on the survey results; and if he will make a statement on…

350. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department or the Road Safety Authority has considered the independent research study published by TRL in October 2025 titled ‘Glare from road vehicle lighting on UK roads’ (details supplied) that was commissioned by the UK government; if he or the RSA will now commission a similar study in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

351. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if the impact of brightness and glass from modern LED headlights is addressed in the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030; if not, if the strategy will be updated in line with the measures the UK intends to take in its forthcoming Road Safety Strategy to protect drivers from glare caused by headlights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72486/25]

352. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department or the Road Safety Authority has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) on the impact of glare and LED headlights in modern cars on drivers; and if not, if he or his Department or the RSA plan to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72487/25]

316. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to immediately address the extremely dangerous lags on the R-559 Cill Fhiontain, the Long Road, Slea Head Drive, Dingle, County Kerry and resurface this strategic road in west Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70895/25]

342. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of road safety improvement schemes funded in Westmeath from 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [71274/25]

116. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements in place to ensure that vehicles purchased in the North of Ireland have valid MOTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70546/25]

117. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements in place to ensure that vehicles purchased in the North of Ireland are roadworthy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70547/25]

152. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the recent safety audits, reviews, or assessments that have been carried out on the M50 and Dublin port tunnel by Transport Infrastructure Ireland or his Department; if these assessments included analysis of collision data, capacity constraints, and emergency response performance; if he will publish the findings and outline any measures being implemented to ad…

153. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the recent safety assessments, audits, or reviews, including road safety audits or network-wide assessments, that have been commissioned by Transport Infrastructure Ireland or his Department on the M50 and the Dublin port tunnel; whether these assessments incorporated crash statistics, capacity projections, or safety performance measures over the last five yea…

201. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to urgently examine a very busy and dangerous junction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69315/25]

213. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport to restore lighting at the Exit 4 M9 junction (Carlow Town/Tullow) on the border Carlow/Kildare (details supplied); and the reason the limited lighting provided at exit 4 differs significantly to lighting provided at other exits on the M9. [69480/25]

149. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department's work on road safety, funding and new policy as it relates to pedestrian safety and well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68117/25]

119. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the number of road safety improvement schemes funded in Dublin Bay north, each year from 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66493/25]

149. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve safety on the N7/M7 road from Kildare to Dublin in view of frequent crashes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62393/25]

242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if TII plans to conduct a safety assessment on the M3 motorway (Navan to Dublin) before the toll bridge at Dunboyne, taking into account frequent incidents occurring on this section of the road which can cause significant safety issues and delays for commuters. [62766/25]

243. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures available for him to take to improve safety and reduce the volume of incidents before the toll bridge at Dunboyne on the M3, taking into account that there have been several incidents affecting commuters on this section of road in recent times. [62767/25]

269. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland can be urgently requested to address the extremely dangerous section of the Killorglin to Milltown road, County Kerry at Tinnahalla (details supplied); if he will request the Road Safety Authority to carry out a safety audit on this road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62988/25]

297. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland will conduct an examination of an area (details supplied) to determine if the area will be considered an accident blackspot and resultingly if traffic calming measures can be implemented in the interest of road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63563/25]

298. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department is considering introducing legislation to prohibit e-scooter users from wearing non-high-visibility clothing and to restrict the wearing of full-face coverings while operating an e-scooter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63569/25]

299. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the existing rules and regulations surrounding the wearing of helmets and high-visibility clothing when operating an e-scooter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63570/25]

310. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the reason his Department has decided to ignore the provisions of the Road Traffic Act 2024 in relation to a default 30 km/h speed limit in built-up areas; the reason his Department is instructing local authorities to implement 30 km/h speed limits by means of designating roads as special speed limit zones instead of introducing a national default 30 km/h spee…

311. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the estimated percentage reduction in fatalities and serious injuries on the roads by changing default speed limits in built-up areas from 50km/h to 30km/h, based on available data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63722/25]