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Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
407. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on fleet availability and allocation across the Kildare commuter network; whether additional rolling stock can be deployed to alleviate overcrowding on peak services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12314/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
408. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on an application made under the Safe Routes to School Programme (details supplied); when this application should progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12340/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
409. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications received under the Safe Routes to School Programme since 2021; the number of applications that have been processed; the number that have received funding and are complete to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12341/26]
Pa Daly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
410. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to enact legislation to implement mandatory data sharing between the NTA and all app-based service providers to increase transparency around supply and demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12342/26]
Pa Daly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
411. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to enact legislation to mandate full transparency concerning the fixed-fare algorithm. [12343/26]
Pa Daly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
412. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the establishment of a permanent NTA monitoring mechanism for driver and passenger commission calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12344/26]
Pa Daly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
413. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered introducing an independent, not-for-profit-based app for the taxi service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12346/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
414. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the 13 high collision locations recently identified for County Galway in TII’s national collision analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12348/26]
Michael Murphy Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
415. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 10 February 2026, the details of the sections relating to MIBI and fixed charge notices that have yet to be commenced from the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023; and the proposed date for commencement [12393/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
416. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when he will reply to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht’s correspondence regarding speed signage in Gaeltacht areas that continue to display speed limits in English only; if he will take steps to overturn the rules laid out by the Department of Transport on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1242…
Emer Currie Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
417. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to amend a bus service to provide an earlier first departure on the 40D travelling from Tyrrelstown to Broombridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12443/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
418. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the PSO flights contract signed in February 2026 from Donegal to Dublin, to outlined the details of any review clause contained within the contract including stipulating the exact text of the review clause; to specify the powers that are afforded in the contract to the Minister to make changes to the schedule; to clarify whether changes to the…
Emer Currie Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
419. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will consider extending route 139 Naas to Blanchardstown to Tyrrelstown further up the Corduff Road to the roundabout that meets L3080 Ratoath Road [12448/26]
Liam Quaide Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
420. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the number of applications received in the latest round of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant scheme; if he is aware that only a small number of applicants were successful in receiving a provisional grant offer due to constraints on available funding; his plans to increase funding for wheelchair accessible vehicle grants; and if he will m…
Liam Quaide Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
421. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport his plans to change the qualifying criteria for the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant to ensure those who regularly provide their services to wheelchair users are prioritised over those who do not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12480/26]
Brendan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
422. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if preparatory work on a project (details supplied) can be progressed without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12542/26]
Brendan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
423. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date in developing a strategy in relation to the provision of new facilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12543/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
424. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to explain why there has been no confirmed notification of any bus route diversions by the National Transport Authority as a result of the construction works associated with the north city arterial main project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12562/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
425. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide a salary range that the new CEO of the Shannon Airport Group will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12566/26]
Emer Currie Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
426. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the number of no-shows for driving tests for Category B permits, broken down per test centre, per month, from January 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12578/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
427. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to reports of ICE deportation flights refuelling at Shannon airport, including those deporting Palestinians to the West Bank; if he will commit to ending Ireland’s facilitation of such flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12614/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
428. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide a centre-by-centre breakdown of the average driving test waiting list times, a centre-by-centre breakdown of the number of applicants waiting to sit their driving test, a centre-by-centre breakdown of the number of driving testers employed; and a breakdown of the number of testers on part-time versus full-time contracts in each driving test cen…
Jennifer Whitmore Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
429. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the expected timelines of delivery of electric battery carriages and associated infrastructure for Wicklow Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12637/26]
Pa Daly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
430. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the total amount that has been spent setting up, establishing and running the existing leapcard system that is to be replaced by a new contactless payment system (Next Generation Ticketing) on Dublin transport since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12664/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
431. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 5 February 2026, the provisions that are put in place in the event that a cargo ship or other shipping vessel spills intentionally or in error spills any amount of oil from their tanks in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12665/26]