Questions

381. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the staff in Cork Airport that are tasked with supporting passengers that have mobility issues; if it is required that these staff have full access on both land and air side of the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27938/26]

739. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25472/26]

763. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether the Housing Activation Office or anybody with responsibility for housing delivery was consulted during the preparation of the Passenger Capacity Bill 2026 given that the DAA confirmed to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport on 24 March 2026 that there is no departmental target or upper limit for growth at the airport and that capacity will b…

874. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the options that are being examined to increase public transport connectivity to Dublin Airport in the short-to-medium term; if consideration is being given to extending bus routes or adding new routes in north-east Dublin so that citizens do not have to travel into the city centre in order to get a bus to the airport; and if he will make a statement on the…

363. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether the DAA has issued a formal instruction to a company (details supplied) to conduct a review of the North runway departure routes; and if so, to provide the date of the instruction; the terms of reference; the expected completion date; and if no instruction has been issued, to explain the reason, given that the DAA has been indicating since June 2023…

72. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport whether it is his function, that of the Oireachtas, or that of the Dublin Airport Authority to decide on the naming of Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15508/26]

247. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport In light of the decision to abolish the passenger cap at Dublin Airport; if a company (details supplied) has formally advised his Department that current air traffic control staffing levels are sufficient to safely accommodate increased passenger and flight volumes without reliance on discretionary overtime. [13900/26]

248. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport to confirm whether any regulatory or safety oversight body has raised red flags with his Department about controller fatigue levels, insufficient staffing buffers, or concerns about system resilience given the planned traffic increases; and the action he has taken to try and resolve this issue considering the media is reporting that it has been ongoing for sever…

249. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport given capacity problems are already evident in January 2026, the specific assurances he can provide that Ireland’s air traffic control system will not be overwhelmed when summer traffic arrives, particularly given the removal of passenger limits. [13902/26]

251. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport how the current level of staffing within AirNav compares to the level required to provide the service under expected traffic levels; the amount of overtime that was required in 2025 to keep the ATC open; if he recognises that we are now in a situation where normal ATC operations require controllers to regularly work unscheduled overtime (details supplied); hi…

252. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to resolve the staff shortages in air traffic controllers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13952/26]

253. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to address the ongoing staffing issues with air traffic controllers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13953/26]

254. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to address flight restrictions due to ongoing staffing issues with air traffic controllers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13954/26]

364. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his plans to review the residential noise insulation scheme at Dublin Airport, in light of the increased number of night time flights and the disruption noise from these flights is having on residents of local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11665/26]

368. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if the Dublin Airport residential noise insulation scheme will be extended to areas (details supplied), given that residents have reported an increased level of airport noise disturbance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11788/26]

402. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the Dublin Airport Authority will consider expanding the eligibility area for the residential insulation grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12308/26]

335. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the governance controls in place to monitor and regulate the use of VIP or platinum packages by DAA board members, whether these are classified as benefit-in-kind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9288/26]

336. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm whether any audits or internal investigations have been carried out into the personal use of VIP services by DAA board members, and if so, to publish the findings. [9289/26]

337. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of any instances where VIP packages at DAA have resulted in personal expenditure by board members exceeding €30,000 annually, and if he will make a statement on the accountability measures. [9290/26]

338. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department has been made aware whether through complaints, reports, or other communications of any potential misuse of VIP services by DAA board members; and if so, what action was taken. [9291/26]

339. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department provides any specific guidance or policy on the acceptable use of DAA facilities or VIP packages by board members; and if he will make a statement on the policy framework. [9292/26]

247. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the precise reason the Dublin Airport Authority did not submit a response to the formal complaint lodged (details supplied) with the United States Department of Transportation concerning the passenger cap at Dublin Airport; whether the Minister was aware in advance that no response would be submitted; and whether he accepts that the absence of a response from a…

248. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether he accepts that the failure to remove the Dublin Airport passenger cap within a reasonable timeframe now presents a credible risk of retaliatory restrictions on transatlantic air services under the EU–US Open Skies Agreement; whether this risk has been formally assessed by his Department; and if so, the findings of that assessment. [7650/26]

249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the heads of Bill intended to address the Dublin Airport passenger cap; the date on which the Heads of Bill will be brought to Government for approval; the expected timeline for publication of the Bill; and the earliest realistic date by which the cap will be legally removed. [7651/26]

341. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if discussions have taken place between his Department at the DAA regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8152/26]