Parliamentary questions

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…

243. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on his engagements with his Cabinet colleagues regarding the inclusion of a bypass for Monaghan town in the National Development Plan; the steps that Monaghan County Council must take to secure its inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65816/25]

244. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a measure or credit to offset the cost to motorists in rural parts of the State that are dependent on private cars due to the lack of alternative transport options; and if his Department has carried out analysis on the additional transport costs faced by those living in rural parts of the State. [57718/25]

245. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether Dublin needs a Government led anti-congestion plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2226/26]

246. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the reason the installation of traffic cameras at junctions in Dublin city to catch motorists who break red lights has been shelved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2224/26]

247. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the total investment in bus services planned for 2026; to clarify how much of this investment is to be utilised for additional bus services; to provide a breakdown of where these new services will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2225/26]

248. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the information he has regarding the 18% of disqualified drivers not matched on the national vehicle and driver file who he has stated do not hold a valid drivers licence; and whether he is engaging with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and the Courts Service as to the circumstances by which they were on the road but did …

249. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether he intends to go further back in his analysis of the recording and penalty points on the national vehicle and driver file to see the number of drivers who were not matched in recent years. [2920/26]

250. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to give favourable consideration to reopening the Rosslare to Waterford railway line, which is important to developing tourism in the south-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2950/26]

251. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request the National Transport Authority to provide additional funding to Kerry Local Link to provide for a Bus Service from the Gap of Dunloe, Kate Kearney’s Cottage to Beaufort village and onto Killarney (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2951/26]

252. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 18% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF that were to drivers holding a licence falling under Group 1 licence categories; the number holding a licence falling under Group 2 licence categories, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2954/26]

253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 18% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF that were to drivers holding a valid Irish drivers licence; the number of drivers holding an invalid/expired Irish drivers licence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2955/26]

254. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 113 unmatched penalty points on the NVDF to foreign motorists held a valid drivers licence from an EU member state, the number holding an invalid/expired licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2956/26]

255. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of the 113 unmatched penalty points on the NVDF to foreign motorists that held a valid drivers licence from a non-EU member state; the number holding an invalid/expired licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2957/26]