Questions

31. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the balance between costs and fares to date for the rollout of the TFI Anseo project in Killarney; the amount the service generated in fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22922/26]

32. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22984/26]

33. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22985/26]

34. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23086/26]

276. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a request for a Local Link bus stop near St. Mary’s Church in Bruskey, County Cavan; if the NTA will consider introducing a stop or amending the existing C2 Local Link service to serve the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21427/26]

277. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport the status of negotiations regarding a reciprocal driver’s license exchange agreement between Ireland and various United States jurisdictions; if he will specifically address the progress made by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in its technical assessment of the licensing standards; the timeline for potential implementation of such agreements to alleviate t…

278. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason the entire process of essential driver training must be completed from scratch without a physical copy of a UK driving licence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21458/26]

279. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been brought to the fact that only five of the thirteen daily scheduled services between Waterford and Cork on Bus Éireann’s Route 40 serve Kilmacthomas, County Waterford, that frequently these five stops are not made at all due to ‘ghost buses’ or cancelled services (details supplied); if he will take steps to rectify this issue fo…

280. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2026; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [21481/26]

281. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his Departments expenditure on IT consultancy; the breakdown of the IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to date in 2026. [21483/26]

282. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his Department's expenditure on consultancy; the breakdown of the consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2026. [21485/26]

283. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of voluntary rescue organisations that are currently designated as a declared resource to the Irish Coastguard. [21514/26]

284. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the voluntary rescue organisations across the state designated as a declared resource to the Irish Coastguard, including the name of the organisation; the area they are based in ; and the areas they are designated to provide services, in tabular form [21515/26]

285. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the criteria that a voluntary rescue organisation must meet in order to be deemed a declared resource to the Irish Coastguard. [21516/26]

286. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department have been consulted by the Irish Coastguard regarding the designation of a voluntary rescue organisation (details supplied) as a declared resource. [21517/26]

287. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider engaging with a voluntary rescue organisation (details supplied) to explore their potential designation as a declared resource to the Irish Coastguard. [21518/26]

288. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking in relation to improving road safety in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21531/26]

289. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any engagement he is having with Irish Rail in relation to increasing the use of solar power in the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21562/26]

290. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the merits of increasing the use of solar as part of the operation of the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21563/26]

291. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the merits of providing for solar panels on buildings owned by Irish Rail including all train stations, similar to what has been provided for schools across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21565/26]

292. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the work undertaken by his Department in relation to the Programme for Government’s commitment regarding facilitating an easier return to Ireland for emigrants, specifically in relation to bilateral driving licence exchange agreements with non-EU states; if his Department has had contact with specific state licensing authorities in the U…

293. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the amount allocated to the National Transport Authority for new Bus Connects routes in Cork for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21594/26]

294. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 20 March 2025, the position regarding the timeline he is working towards on implementing the Programme for Government commitment to introduce contactless payments on all public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21595/26]

295. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to clarify his plans to put a more effective and user friendly driver licence arrangement in place for returning emigrants from the United States (details supplied). [21611/26]

296. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the driver test waiting times, by test centre; the breakdown of new applications, by test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21647/26]