256. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding upgrades to a bus service in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11143/26]
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257. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position with the provision of train services to a town in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11144/26]
258. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport his views on the report prepared by TII regarding the M7/M9 junction; the actions recommended in the report; the timelines involved; if the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11145/26]
259. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider additional signage and advertising to inform better driver behaviour on motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11146/26]
260. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if the Government will work with all State agencies to provide a real time and comprehensive transport app to inform commuters of transport issues, times and all related matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11147/26]
261. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport for details of active travel initiatives funded by the National Transport Authority in Waterford city and county since 2020; the initial cost estimate for each project; the outturn cost of each project and for those still unfinished, the latest cost projection, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11172/26]
262. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a bus shelter could be provided for the town of Ballybunion, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/26]
263. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11191/26]
264. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the steps which are being taken to safeguard the Great Southern Wall in Dublin Port particularly in light of recent weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11225/26]
265. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the last time a full structural examination of the Great Southern Wall in Dublin Port was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11226/26]
266. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the plans to upgrade the Great Southern Wall in Dublin Port; his plans to carry out the repairs that are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11227/26]
267. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport when repair works on the N65 near Heathlawn will commence; when the temporary stop-go light system will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11238/26]
268. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the current regulatory status with respect to the use of so-called horse drawn sulkies on public roads; if he believes the current position is robust enough to ensure the protection of the public from such activity; if he intends to review this position in light of the recent updating of legislation governing the use and seizure of scramblers…
269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his views on safety concerns related to the makes of cars available for use on Irish roads; and whether he plans to take measures to address them (details supplied). [11295/26]
270. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that a bus stop located on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare, was removed in or around September 2024 without any apparent public consultation; if his Department, the NTA or TFI approved or authorised this removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11332/26]
271. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether Kildare County Council consulted with the NTA, TFI, or Bus Éireann prior to the removal of the bus stop on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock; if any written records, correspondence, meeting minutes or approvals exist in relation to this decision; the decision-making process that led to the removal of the stop; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
272. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the total cost of public works previously undertaken at the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare bus stop location, including the construction of a dedicated bus lay-by by Kildare County Council; whether this infrastructure is now unused following the removal of the stop; whether he will comment on the implications for value for money and the effective us…
273. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to ensure the reinstatement of the bus stop at the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare; whether his Department will engage directly with the NTA, TFI, Bus Éireann and Kildare County Council to resolve this matter; the expected timeline for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11335/26]
274. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he has assessed the road safety implications arising from the removal of the bus stop on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare particularly for secondary school students who must now walk along a narrow, unlit and heavily trafficked road with limited verge space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11336/26]
275. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether any road safety audit has been undertaken since the removal of the bus stop on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare; if he will intervene in light of the accident history on this stretch of road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11337/26]
276. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11360/26]
277. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the current escalation pathway for when flights crews note non-cooperative aerial observations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11366/26]
278. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport if the announcement in December 2025 regarding the purchasing of new DART carriages will have automatic ramps covering the gap between train carriage and station platforms. [11481/26]
279. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the assessment that has been made on the impact of the withdrawal of the midday Dublin-Donegal flight, in particular for cancer patients; and when significant investment in transport infrastructure to connect Donegal to other major cities such as Dublin and Galway will be made. [11563/26]
10. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers who have been disqualified from driving in each of the past seven years; the number of those disqualified who did not hold a licence for each of those years; of the number of persons who did hold a licence, the number each year who surrendered their licence within the two weeks required by law; the number of disqualifications been given t…