Questions

562. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services [43307/25]

569. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his Department's expenditure on IT consultancy; to provide a breakdown of the all IT consultants engaged by his Department, the dates of their engagement, the nature of their work, details on any reports produced and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [43441/25]

214. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department, or any agency under its aegis, has procured services from a company (details supplied), including but not limited to internet connectivity, satellite communications, or associated technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40486/25]

223. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any contract was discontinued during its term and for what reas…

245. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the names of external auditors that the Department have used to carry out works on behalf of the Department in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [32602/25]

246. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32649/25]

247. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport for details of the public-private partnership contract for a bridge (details supplied). [31406/25]

250. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a schedule of the amount expended by his Department, and bodies under his aegis, on external training, simulations and advice in advance relating to appearances as witnesses at Oireachtas committees, from 2021 to date in 2025; if the supplier of services will also be provided, with a brief outline of services provided, indicating for which Oireach…

49. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30814/25]

50. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide, the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5million, which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30832/25]

63. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of tendered procurement in its annual accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31017/25]

64. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if his Department can provide contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31018/25]

65. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of frameworks run independently by his Department versus those centrally established by the Office of Government Procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31019/25]

66. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the value of procurement for independent frameworks and those established by the Office of Government Procurement for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31020/25]

67. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the Office of Government Procurement or another central, sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the total numb…

167. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26678/25]

25. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24592/25]

75. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the role his Department played in bringing about a settlement (details supplied); to confirm that no monies were paid by his Department, or were legally agreed to be paid, to either operator by his Department in the future, as a result of this court case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22292/25]

76. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the search and rescue service impacts that will result from the present failure of the AW189 helicopter to receive regulatory approval to carry stretchered casualties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22293/25]

77. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to outline his Departments investigation into the ability of SAR helicopter crew to carry out cardiac resuscitation in flight, given the lack of headroom and space in the new helicopter platform; if he will publish the analysis that was undertaken with respect to this issue when choosing AW189 for SAR service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…

78. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport for an update as to whether the other competitor tenderers who were unsuccessful in search and rescue tender award had provided for fixed wing aircraft with capability to transfer stretchered casualties to UK hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22295/25]

79. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if the present King Air fixed wing aircraft, based at Shannon, are to be re-specified in order to conduct UK stretcher transfer; if this is not possible, the negotiations that are ongoing the provider (details supplied) to achieve this service level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22296/25]

80. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to publish any advice given to his Department by the Attorney General regarding aspects of the National Search and Rescue contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22297/25]

402. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the Department with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19355/25]

486. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20374/25]