Parliamentary questions

126. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the drafting of the National Vehicle Driver File Bill 2025; to provide a timeline for when local authorities will have access to relevant data on road traffic collisions to inform road improvements and to expand real time data access for An Garda Síochána to driver and vehicle information; and if he will make a stateme…

127. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on meetings he has held with Bus Éireann and the NTA on the ongoing bus crisis in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2787/26]

128. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he has plans for an additional train station in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2873/26]

129. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he has had any direct contact with the NTA or Iarnród Éireann following reports of overcrowding on the Gorey-Dublin commuter train; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1762/26]

130. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the ring road in Kilkenny. [2671/26]

131. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the additional measures he is considering to further reduce driving test waiting times towards the ten week target, including any operational or administrative changes within the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2668/26]

132. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on efforts to secure increased mutual recognition of driving licences. [2875/26]

133. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made in developing Foynes Port as a centre for the delivery of offshore wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73135/25]

134. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the remaining sections of the Athenry relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2320/26]

135. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport if he will approve an urgent increase in funding for the community involvement scheme for Leitrim County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1457/26]

136. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the solution in place to combat the amount of cancellations of public buses in Dublin mid-west, including the reported 1,200 cancellations of the number 13 bus in just two months, causing significant disruption for residents who rely on the service for work, school, and college. [2368/26]

137. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total amount taken in in toll charges by the Government on the M50 since the date the Government purchased the toll bridges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1415/26]

138. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will allocate additional capital and supplementary current funding for investment in public transport infrastructure and for new services this year in view of worsening traffic congestion and delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2784/26]

139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport whether he will review bus routes in Dún Laoghaire in view of delays, ghost buses, diversions, and buses that must skip parts of their route to remain on-schedule (details supplied). [2870/26]

140. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport if any upgrade of the Lakeview Roundabout, Midleton, is included in the proposed N25 Midleton to Youghal (Castlemartyr and Killeagh Bypasses) project outlined in the recent National Development Plan Review 2025 Sectoral Investment Plan for Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2798/26]

141. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the anticipated impact on aviation-related carbon emissions of his decision to remove the passenger cap at Dublin Airport; whether his Department carried out an environmental impact assessment in advance of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2900/26]

142. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the way in which he plans to lower the backlog of diving test waiting times in Waterford given the fact that Waterford has one of the highest, if not the highest, backlogs for those waiting for tests, per-capita, in the country. [2867/26]

143. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to alleviate gridlock in rural towns, such as Arklow and Gorey, taking into account both local and national road networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2850/26]

144. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport his plans to alleviate traffic congestion across Dublin city and county; if he agrees that investment in public transport must take precedence over investment in new road infrastructure as a solution to increased traffic; if he will bring forward the construction commencement date of vital public transport projects which have received plann…

145. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if funding can be provided to bring the N86 Tralee-Camp-Dingle road up to a safe and acceptable standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2854/26]

146. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the status and projected timelines for national and regional road projects in County Mayo that have experienced delays; whether he accepts that continued delays are adversely affecting road safety and economic development in the county; the reasons for these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2353/26]

147. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made to date to secure a new premises for Courtown Coastguard, since the announcement of a preferred site being identified made in April 2025; if funding has been secured for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68398/25]

148. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the Programme for Government commitment to establish a transport security force to address antisocial behaviour on public transport; the actions taken to date to progress this commitment; the timeline for its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2009/26]

149. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to review the regulations for e-scooter use in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2734/26]

150. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to ensure that the funding given to public transport is used to deliver on-time, reliable services for its customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2863/26]