Parliamentary questions

729. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent on the Next Generation Automatic Vehicle Location system, broken down per operator, per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1659/26]

730. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated operating cost of the NGAVL system, per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1660/26]

731. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of operating the existing AVL system used by PSO bus operators nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1661/26]

732. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the NGAVL system; the starting date for the pilot implementation; the expected completion date of the pilot implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1662/26]

733. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the first and full year cost of operating a camera at a traffic light, broken down by CapEx and OpEx, in tabular form. [1664/26]

734. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps he taking to reduce road deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1665/26]

735. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to prevent red light running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1666/26]

736. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the publications of recommendations by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to on street charging cables for homes without driveways or other privately owned spaces to charge EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1678/26]

737. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the estimated total population that will have access to the MetroLink line for commuting and travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1703/26]

738. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the provision being made for new bus routes and a bus service for the Clonburris SDZ. [1704/26]

739. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the date on which a supplementary estimate or supplementary estimates was sought in respect of his Department’s Vote for each of the past ten years, and to the date in 2026; the gross and net amount involved in each case; and the Vote subheads to which each supplementary estimate related. [1804/26]

740. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the value of expenditure originally allocated in the Estimates to specific programmes or staffing measures that could not be spent as planned within the year for each of the past five years; and whether such underspends were surrendered, carried forward, or reallocated to other areas within the Vote. [1827/26]

741. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update regarding the rollout date of the N8 airport bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1836/26]

742. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide his response to the European Commission’s automotive package and his assessment of the package’s likely impact on the Irish automotive industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1848/26]

743. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the progress on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1856/26]

744. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the progress on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1857/26]

745. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the details in relation to booking a driving test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1864/26]

746. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if, in his deliberations with officials in his Department concerning the lifting of the passenger cap at Dublin Airport, concerns around gaps in airspace oversight, reporting and governance were discussed, particularly in the context of non-cooperative or unidentified aerial observations that may not appear on conventional surveillance syst…

747. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the Programme for Government commitment to establish a transport security force to address antisocial behaviour on public transport; the actions taken to date to progress this commitment; the timeline for its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1915/26]

748. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether legislative changes are required to establish a transport security force; if so, the status of the preparation of such legislation; when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1916/26]

749. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether funding has been allocated to date for the establishment and operation of a transport security force; the amounts allocated, if any, in each year since the publication of the Programme for Government; the funding provided for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1917/26]

750. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether the proposed powers, functions and operational remit of the transport security force have been determined, including whether members of the force will have enforcement or arrest powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1918/26]

751. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the extent of consultation undertaken with transport operators, transport workers, trade unions, passenger representative groups and An Garda Síochána in relation to the establishment of a transport security force; the dates of such consultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1919/26]

752. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the interim measures which are currently in place to protect passengers and staff pending the establishment of a transport security force in light of ongoing reports of antisocial behaviour on public transport and concerns raised by transport workers regarding personal safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1920/26]

753. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether alternative models to a transport security force have been examined, including the establishment of a dedicated public transport policing unit within An Garda Síochána; whether any cost benefit or effectiveness analysis has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1923/26]