Parliamentary questions

256. 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 the United Kingdom; the number holding an invalid/expired licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2958/26]

257. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport when his Department intends to approve the Strategic Assessment Report for the Cork southern distributor link multi-modal route. [2966/26]

258. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport his plans for congestion charge legislation given that Dublin City Council has now rejected their use in the capital. [2973/26]

259. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total funding currently allocated to TII for national roads, broken down by county. [2974/26]

260. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Galway-Athlone greenway project; the amount that has been spent on the project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2977/26]

261. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full breakdown of the projected overall cost including the projected carbon cost of the Galway-Athlone greenway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2978/26]

262. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if representatives of affected landowners in County Galway can be included as stakeholders in the review of the code of best practice for national and regional greenways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2979/26]

263. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport his views on the Dublin Port 3FM infrastructure expansion project; and if he will confirm the level of engagement Dublin Port has had with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), Dublin City Council (DCC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Transport Authority (NTA) with regards to the 3FM project. [3034/26]

264. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the work his Department is doing to ensure that the agreed pension increases for Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) pensioners will go ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3035/26]

265. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the data available regarding the 18% unmatched penalty points on the NVDF (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3037/26]

266. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if a level crossing will be provided at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3060/26]

267. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the amount his Department, or agencies under its remit, spent on advertising on a social media platform (details supplied) in each of the years 2024 and 2025 respectively; to outline any expenditure on verification or premium accounts on the platform in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3112/26]

268. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of penalty point conviction notifications received from courts in 2024 by county; the number received without a driver number attached; the number unmatched to a driver record; and the number whereby a Shell record was created. [3122/26]

269. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner driver penalty point conviction notifications received from the courts in 2024 by county; the number received without a learner permit driver number attached; the number unmatched to a driver record; the number whereby a Shell record was created. [3123/26]

270. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of court disqualifications received in 2024, by county; the number without a driver number attached; the number unmatched to a driver record; the number whereby a Shell report was created; the number that surrendered their licence to the RSA. [3124/26]

271. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner driver disqualification orders received in 2024, by county; the number without a learner permit driver number attached; the number unmatched to a driver record; the number whereby a shell record was created; the number of learners that surrendered their permit to the RSA. [3125/26]

272. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport following his report on 10 December 2025 on ' Recording of Penalty Points and Disqualification on Driver Records', to confirm the number of penalty point offences issued by the Courts in 2024 that represents the 19% that were not matched to a driver record even though 'there is evidence a match may have been possible'; if his Department have…

273. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of unmatched disqualifications issued by the courts in 2024 to driver records that were made up of Irish driving licence holders. [3127/26]

274. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department have started work to examine ways to improve the automated matching process of court penalty point convictions to driver records; the proposed date when he plans to publish 2025 data on the recording of penalty points and disqualifications on driver records for 2025. [3128/26]

275. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to report on the mismatches made by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to driving records of motorists who were not disqualified; the consequences of an incorrect match for the individuals affected; the consequences when this incorrect data is made available to AGS members at the roadside to assist in confirming the status of a driver's licence…

276. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualification orders received from the courts service of drivers convicted of dangerous driving or drink/drug driving offences in 2024; the number that included a driver number in the order; the number matched to the driver record; and the number whereby a shell record was created to record. [3130/26]

277. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the timeline and budgetary measures being taken to improve the frequency, reliability and capacity of public bus services serving towns and villages in County Laois, in light of continued population growth and demand for sustainable transport options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3143/26]

278. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the plans, timeline and budgetary measures for upgrading Portlaoise Train Station and associated facilities (including accessibility, parking, and passenger amenities) to support increased rail usage and regional connectivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3144/26]

279. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the latest safety statistics for the M7 and M8 corridors passing through County Laois; the targeted safety improvements planned; when these will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3145/26]

280. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the current status of planned upgrades and resurfacing works on the N80 and N77 regional roads in County Laois; the expected timeframe and budgetary measures for commencement and completion of these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3146/26]