Parliamentary questions

201. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when work will commence on a successor to the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and when the new plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2583/26]

202. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed extension of the DART to Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2367/26]

203. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of carriages allocated to the Gorey-Dublin commuter train, on a service-by-service basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1761/26]

204. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any actions he is taking to further expand the availability of EV charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1401/26]

205. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether Irish Rail will introduce additional peak-time services for Kildare commuters, given that timetable changes in 2024 and 2025 did not result in any new services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2780/26]

206. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to ensure that public transport services and infrastructure are fully accessible for people with disabilities, including the availability of assistance, step-free access and accessible vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2669/26]

207. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the cost of the Tivoli depot in Cork has now doubled due to delays. [2788/26]

208. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the purchase of new DART carriages; the benefits they will provide passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2781/26]

209. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport given the increase in road deaths in Ireland in 2025, which included a 40% increase of road deaths in Waterford in comparison to 2024, what he attributes this rise to; and his plans to reverse this worrying trend. [2866/26]

210. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the planned Coastguard station for Courtown Harbour. [70590/25]

211. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if a comparative cost analysis with major European metro systems, including projects such as Madrid Metro expansions, has been completed by or on behalf of National Transport Authority in relation to the MetroLink project; when this benchmarking will be published and made available to the Houses of the Oireachtas (details supplied); the w…

212. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve the reliability of bus routes in Dún Laoghaire in order to ensure that residents without car transport can attend work or other engagements consistently and on time (details supplied). [2871/26]

213. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the progress of the Great Island connectivity scheme R624 Cobh Road in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2847/26]

214. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to intervene and engage with the RSA and HSE to resolve the outstanding issues that are delaying the opening of Drogheda driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1250/26]

232. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that existing legislation is sufficient in dealing with the misuse of scrambler bikes and e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3119/26]

233. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) is expected to pay for an EV charger; and to update the relevant policy to ensure this is not a recurring problem for other homeowners. [3214/26]

234. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the widespread use of e-scooters by people under the age of 16 years; his plans to address this growing issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3312/26]

235. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the reason opportunities to expand the Dublin Airport passenger cap, as presented by the North Runway Technical Group June 2025, are being ignored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3291/26]

236. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the public-transport (bus, rail, park & ride facilities) forward planning is being worked on by his Department, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Transport Authority, Bus Éireann, Irish Rail for Meath-East, to ensure the delivery of an efficient & affordable public transport system in advance of revised planning/ house-bui…

237. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing additional funding to expand Local Link bus services in the Galway east area, particularly in towns and villages without regular public transport; the current status of route development plans for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68443/25]

238. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which his Department's Value for Money and Public Spending Code units have reviewed the projected cost per kilometre of the MetroLink project; if international comparators including the inflation-adjusted cost of the Madrid Metro network expansion have been assessed; if he will publish the outcome of this benchmarking; the m…

239. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the regulation and oversight of public EV charging providers, in light of concerns that current tariffs bring EV running costs close to those of petrol vehicles and risk undermining EV adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72813/25]

240. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport in line with the objectives of "Our Rural Future", the specific, measurable interventions his Department will implement in County Mayo over the next 12-months to support funding local transport solutions that connect outlying villages and townlands to essential public services. [68411/25]

241. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 19% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF that were to drivers that should have been disqualified. [2906/26]

242. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport following the recent publication of the Accelerating Infrastructure - Report and Action Plan, if additional resources will be allocated to ensure the timely delivery of large scale transport infrastructure projects; the impact this plan will have with enabling the acceleration of delivery of such projects; if he expects such projects to b…