331. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any independent audit of the operation of the national car test; if so, what were the result of those assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59986/26]
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334. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any review of the operation of the national car test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59981/26]
376. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the amount Iarnród Eireann has been fined for not meeting service delivery targets for the DART; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61418/26]
360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department maintains a national dataset distinguishing e-scooter accidents involving compliant devices (20kmh, 400 watt, 25kg limits) from those involving non-compliant or overpowered devices; if not, the reason; and if his Department will commit to establishing such a dataset. [55099/26]
361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the State body that holds responsibility for enforcement action against retailers selling e-scooters that exceed the legal speed, power, or weight limits set out in the relevant road traffic legislation; and if his Department will clarify this in circumstances where nobody has to date taken responsibility for such enforcement. [55100/26]
362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the outcome of the meeting between Ministers and officials on 8 July 2026 regarding e-scooter regulation; the specific legislative options currently being drafted arising from that meeting; and the timeline for a decision. [55101/26]
363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the legislative options under consideration following the meeting of 8 July 2026 will apply to e-scooters that already comply with the current 20kmh, 400 watt, and 25kg limits, or only to non-compliant overpowered devices; and if his Department will clarify this distinction. [55102/26]
364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to a point-of-sale regulation mechanism or buy-back scheme for non-compliant e-scooters, as proposed by cycling advocacy groups; and if the Department has engaged with retailers on the ease with which speed limiters on these devices can be manipulated. [55103/26]
365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the status of engagement with the insurance industry regarding the introduction of mandatory insurance for e-scooters; and if his Department has received confirmation from any insurer of willingness to provide cover subject to additional legislative restrictions. [55104/26]
366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with the Minister for Health or the Health Service Executive regarding the volume of paediatric intensive care admissions arising from e-scooter accidents; and if any interdepartmental data-sharing arrangement exists to track this. [55105/26]
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if a full ban on e-scooters is among the options being brought to Cabinet this week; the expected timeline for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55452/26]
399. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [55590/26]
408. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the current RTFO rate applying in 2026; the projected annual RTFO rate to 2030; the estimated physical blend of biofuel in petrol and diesel for each year; the modelling assumptions used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55657/26]
411. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the revenue received per year, for each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by the State, for the use of Shannon Airport by non-Irish military flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55686/26]
433. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when the marine Natura 2000 sites will be included on admiralty charts; the interim measures the MSO will provide in the absence of a definitive timeline for chart updates given the immediate need for fishermen and mariners to identify these protected areas for safe navigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56049/26]
504. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to outline the correct pathway through which individuals can submit complaints regarding changes to flight paths, frequency, and noise pollution relating to an airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57113/26]
505. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport his views on the use of HVO fuel for transport as an alternative to diesel; if his Department is carrying out any research into the merits of promoting its use at a national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57135/26]
591. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58634/26]
160. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of any data held on the number of premium flights that travel through Irish airports (details supplied); and the amount of revenue that could be raised by the introduction of an air passenger duty on premium flights at Irish airports, as exists in the United Kingdom, were the duty applied at the same level as in that jurisdiction. [53375/…
180. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide a response to the queries raised therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50858/26]
184. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the efforts being made to increase enforcement against dangerous driving of scramblers and of the prohibition of scrambler use in public places in County Louth. [50903/26]
185. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has undertaken with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and An Garda Síochána on powers of seizure and detention in relation to the new regulations; and whether he has undertaken any direct engagement with Gardaí in County Louth on the matter. [50904/26]
207. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of IT projects (details supplied) to include delivering and or development third party; the amount expended to date in respect of consultancy and project management fees; if he will indicate the timeline to rollout of each project; if he will clarify whether each project is currently within budget and if not the amount…
233. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss their ongoing work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49569/26]
239. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with the Road Safety Authority regarding a unilateral driver’s licence agreement between states in the USA and Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49674/26]