Parliamentary questions

516. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide as a matter of priority the necessary funding to resurface the N70 Ring of Kerry road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74017/25]

517. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide the necessary funding to surface the N70 Ring of Kerry road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74018/25]

518. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide funding to surface the N70 Ring of Kerry road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74019/25]

519. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of ongoing concerns from passengers using northside DART services regarding the clarity and audibility of platform and onboard announcements during service delays or disruptions; the standards or guidelines currently in place for public address systems and staff announcements across the DART network; whether compliance with…

520. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Waterford to Rosslare railway line is not being prioritised as part of the All-Island Rail Review Prioritisation Strategy. [74066/25]

521. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason Dublin airport can allow passengers to carry 2 litres of liquid on flights while Shannon and other airports only allow 100 mls; whether he plans to increase the limits to 2 litres for all airports and if not the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74112/25]

522. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he intends on addressing these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74121/25]

523. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department will take to expand bus services in Stepaside, Glencullen, and Kiltiernan beyond current BusConnect plans, in order to address severe traffic congestion issues and lack of public transport capacity and reliability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74122/25]

524. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74143/25]

525. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the current progress on the development of a Luas line in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74241/25]

526. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the current progress on BusConnects across Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74242/25]

527. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times are for driving tests by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74247/25]

528. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport whether standards or service-level targets exist for his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department, in responding to correspondence from members of local authorities; if compliance with such standards is monitored; the reasons for delays or failures to respond to correspondence from elected members; and the measures being taken…

529. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the passenger-protection measures the NTA currently requires from operators in non-fault incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74311/25]

530. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the coroner’s recommendation that the Windsor junction on the N5 outside Castlebar be designated an accident blackspot following the death of a 91-year-old man in December 2024; the immediate steps his Department will take to ensure that Mayo County Council and the NRDO implement safety measures at this location without fu…

531. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the reason, despite repeated representations from elected representatives since 2021, and despite multiple serious accidents at the Windsor junction on the N5, no safety upgrades have been carried out; the reason this location has not been prioritised under HD15 network safety ranking despite clear evidence of risk to road users; and if he …

532. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport his views that the Windsor junction on the N5 has now been formally identified by a coroner as a dangerous turning point; if he will commit to funding and directing Mayo County Council and the NRDO to install a slip lane, turning box, or other safety measures as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74350/25]

533. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received the coroner’s report into a fatal accident at the Windsor junction on the N5; if so, the reason no public statement or commitment has yet been made to address the safety concerns raised by the coroner and local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74351/25]

534. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the reason local residents continue to avoid using the Windsor junction on the N5 due to fear for their safety, the reason elected representatives have had to repeatedly raise this matter without any meaningful response from the NRDO or Mayo County Council; the timeline for action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74352/25]

535. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will acknowledge that the Windsor junction on the N5 has now been the subject of multiple fatalities and serious accidents, repeated media coverage, and a coroner’s recommendation; whether he considers it acceptable that no safety measures have yet been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74353/25]

536. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the schools in Wicklow and Wexford that were unsuccessful in an application for the safe routes to school programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74382/25]

537. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to consider reopening the Waterford-Rosslare rail line, as recommended in the All-Island Strategic Rail Review; his views on the ongoing costs of maintenance to the line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74405/25]

538. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent publication of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review Rail Project Prioritisation Strategy; if there will be space for further projects to be progressed in the short to medium term as recommended in the AISRR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74406/25]

539. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his plans to carry out analysis of the feasibility of ro-ro rail freight at Rosslare port, or lo-lo operations in the future for the port, as noted in recommendation 23 of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74407/25]

540. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reason the rail link to Shannon included in the All-Island Strategic Rail Review published in July 2024 has now been removed from its implementation strategy. [74409/25]