Parliamentary questions

349. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff employed in active travel teams or working on active travel projects in each local authority, in tabular form. [6506/26]

350. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has data on traffic congestion in Dublin; and if car journeys in Dublin are taking longer when compared to the past five years. [6508/26]

351. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department is working to account for traffic congestion that has been displaced by active travel and road narrowing works. [6509/26]

352. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has data for the number of people cycling and walking rather than taking a car or public transport for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [6510/26]

353. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will produce guidelines for non-statutory consultations for local transport projects that do not fall within Part 8 consultation requirements. [6511/26]

354. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if road design guidelines have taken into account the larger size of cars, given the discontinuation of a number of small sized car lines. [6512/26]

355. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has ensured that best practice procedures are currently in place across local authorities in implementing active travel projects. [6513/26]

356. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department have conducted any analysis as to if recent active travel improvements have made material improvements in pedestrian and cyclist safety and decreased the number of road traffic accidents. [6514/26]

357. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will work with the Department of Education and Youth to encourage making the driver theory test a mandatory part of transition year educational curriculum. [6515/26]

358. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reason that the H-spine bus route, which was the first BusConnects spine route created, does not have a 24-hour service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/26]

359. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide the National Transport Authority with the resources to provide rural communities and local authorities with a reasonable level of minimum service and allow local groups the autonomy to design their mobility options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6532/26]

360. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reason the commencement of the new L13 bus service between Kilternan, Stepaside and Sandyford has been delayed; when it will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6533/26]

361. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the engagements he has had with the Stormont executive in relation to the A5 road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6543/26]

362. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the lack of clear and audible public address announcements at DART stations particularly in relation to service delays and platform changes; the standards in place to ensure accessibility for passengers who are visually impaired; the steps being taken to improve the clarity and reliabi…

363. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all DART stations indicating whether a fully functioning audible public address announcement system is in place at each station; whether any stations currently have partial or non-functioning systems; the timeline for remediation where deficiencies exist, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

364. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to ongoing and seriously dangerous driving behaviour at a location (details supplied) particularly during school arrival and departure times; the measures currently in place, or planned by his Department in conjunction with the National Transport Authority and local authorities to improve road safety at thi…

365. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking to address dangerous driving behaviour in the vicinity of primary and post-primary schools nationwide; whether any targeted road safety or driver awareness campaigns are planned or underway focusing on school zones and student safety; the way in which these initiatives are being coordinated with local…

366. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the role of the Marine Survey Office in investigating fatalities or serious incidents involving Irish-registered fishing vessels; the number of such investigations initiated in the past five years; whether all incidents involving loss of life have been fully investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6590/26]

367. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department and the Marine Survey Office ensure that skippers and crew of fishing vessels operating from Irish ports have the necessary training and certification for safe operation, including radio communications and emergency procedures; whether language and communication barriers have been identified as a safety ris…

368. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns from harbour authorities that sunken or poorly maintained inshore fishing vessels pose a risk to commercial shipping lanes, particularly where vessels have sunk or could sink in dredged channels; the protocols which apply for ensuring such vessels are insured and recoverable; and the person or body which ultimat…

369. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the schemes funded through his Department which subsidise public transport; if such apply to non-PSO operators; the allocation of such, by scheme and by allocation to operator, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6621/26]

370. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport to engage with the Road Safety Authority to prohibit the use of LED automatic high-beam dipping systems, given the danger they pose to motorists on rural roads; and to restrict the use of LED headlight bulbs in vehicles that were not originally designed or approved for such lighting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6622/26]

283. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the creation of a new direct route from Ongar village to Blanchardstown village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5129/26]

284. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the extension of train routes from Dublin 15 to Dublin city centre beyond Connolly Station at weekends to stops within the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5130/26]

285. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport when he will sanction the increase in payment for those in receipt of the Pre-1951 CIÉ employees’ pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5175/26]