Parliamentary questions

293. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department's work with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to increase the maximum prison sentence for dangerous driving causing death from 10 to 14 years following a meeting with Minister of State at the Department of Transport (details supplied); and if he has now examined the practice in Northern I…

294. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 16 December 2025, if he will review further correspondence relating to an NCT matter and if he will make a statement to clarify the issue (details supplied). [3213/26]

295. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport to ensure that Iarnód Éireann communicates live updates via their website rather than via a social media account (details supplied). [3216/26]

296. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport to ensure that the NTA delivers the proposed additional 33D bus service for Donabate; if he will confirm that the active travel and road projects for Donabate can be delivered before 2027; and if the DART+ Coastal North include an upgrade and electrification for Donabate. [3229/26]

297. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding Dart southwest in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3248/26]

298. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if additional external lighting at Athy train station County Kildare to include a pedestrian crossing from the station will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3249/26]

299. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the IT systems that will need to be changed to introduce the new provisions to restrict the use of multiple learner permits from 1 November 2026, as reported by the RSA to the Oireachtas Committee on Transport on 8 October 2025; and the proposed date for each of the 11 necessary changes to IT systems to be completed before the new system …

300. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of second permit holders; if the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has written out to all second learner permit holders to inform them of the new rules (S.I. No. 527/2025) that will apply to them from 1 November 2026; if the RSA has informed them that application for a third learner permit will require them to have undertaken…

301. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of learner permit holders on their third or subsequent learner permit; if the RSA has written to these permit holders to inform them of the new rules (S.I. No. 527/2025) coming into effect on 1 November 2026; and if so, the details of what the RSA has communicated in these letters. [3257/26]

302. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date in advancing a proposal to introduce a subsidised hackney service for remote rural areas, taking into account the specific needs of older persons who do not have their own transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3264/26]

303. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the status of a PSV licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3268/26]

304. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently address the case of a person (details supplied); if the family will be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3270/26]

305. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the details of the changes to a service under BusConnects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3272/26]

306. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport when a promised meeting regarding an important issue (details supplied) will take place; if it will be prioritised in quarter 1 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3273/26]

307. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of no-shows for scheduled driving test appointments in 2025, per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3298/26]

308. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of no-shows for scheduled driving tests in December 2025, per test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3300/26]

309. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if he has formal announcements to make regarding the promised meeting with small public service vehicle, SPSV, drivers to review the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 to address issues; if he has detailed plans to continue to support the SPSV sector by pressing for a comprehensive review of dispatch-operator licensing; if he will advocate for c…

13. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport in light of the upcoming industrial action by driving testers, the actions his Department will take to deal with growing driving test waiting times; the assistance that will be offered to those who are currently awaiting a test, or re-test, and cannot renew their learner permit in the interim; and if he can commit to renewing the leaner permi…

14. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the actions currently being taken to address the limited availability of late-night public and private transport services in rural areas; whether his Department regards this issue as a barrier to the sustainability of rural social and hospitality businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2536/26]

15. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made in expanding the availability of taxi services in rural areas, particularly during late-night hours; whether any reforms to licensing requirements, financial incentives or pilot schemes are under active consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2537/26]

16. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the status of the opening of the Luas to Lucan route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2546/26]

17. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending a recently announced 24-hour bus service (details supplied) to include Kildare town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2547/26]

18. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 8 September 2025, if there is a further update from the National Transport Authority with regard to the extension of the SPSV licencing period for standard taxi vehicles first registered in 2016 (details supplied). [2550/26]

19. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport to provide passenger numbers as a total number, and occupancy rates as a percentage, for all TFI services in County Clare in 2024 and 2025, by route, in tabular form; the plans for expanding existing and new services in Clare during 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2574/26]

20. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether a review of the code of best practice for national and regional greenways has taken place; if so, the stakeholders that were involved; if not, when the review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2614/26]