Parliamentary questions

277. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to sign the Statutory Instrument to increase pensions for CIÉ pensioners before Christmas 2025 (details supplied). [71790/25]

278. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding bus drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71791/25]

279. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the number of qualified female bus drivers currently working for Bus Éireann, in tabular form. [71801/25]

280. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the number of qualified female bus drivers currently working for Dublin Bus, in tabular form. [71802/25]

281. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding a new coastguard building at Howth Harbour; and when this project will move to the next stage. [71803/25]

282. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the number of qualified female train drivers currently working for Iarnród Eireann, in tabular form. [71804/25]

283. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce legislation to ensure that public transport employers, such as Dublin Bus, provide a full occupational sickness and long-term illness benefit to its drivers, which is to replace private income protection schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71819/25]

284. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the only income protection provider in Ireland (details supplied) to bus drivers is ceasing its income protection schemes to public transport drivers; if he is planning to intervene to provide full income protection to drivers through their employer; and if he will make a statement …

285. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the ongoing review of national ports; when his Department’s position will be published for public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71856/25]

286. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will undertake works on the Carrigrohane straight road, N22 in Cork, to resurface the road and upgrade the streetlights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71860/25]

287. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the reason funding applications for Local Link DRT services are not being processed at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71862/25]

288. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the number of funding applications for Local Link DRT services waiting to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71863/25]

289. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when a specific funding application for a Local Link DRT service (details supplied) will be processed; and if an update could be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71864/25]

290. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the feasibility studies undertaken in the past five years into the condition, safety, and capacity of the N68 (Ennis to Kilrush), the N67 (Kilrush to Kilkee) and if so, to provide details of the findings and recommendations of those studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71921/25]

291. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if any engineering or safety audits have been carried out over the last 5 years on the N68 and N67, and the works identified as necessary to improve safety and traffic flow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71922/25]

292. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of recorded accidents on the N68 (Ennis to Kilrush), the N67 (Kilrush to Kilkee), and the R483 (Cooraclare to Cree village, joining the N67 northbound) for each of the past five years, broken down by year and severity (fatal, serious injury, minor injury); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71923/25]

293. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to provide comparative accident statistics for the R483, given its role as a main tourist route, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71924/25]

294. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the estimated costs incurred by the State in responding to accidents on the N68 and N67, over the past five years, including Garda response, emergency services, road closures, diversions, and recovery operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71925/25]

295. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport his plans to upgrade or improve the N68 and N67, including timelines for works, budget allocations, and specific safety measures to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71926/25]

296. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to widening, strengthening, or re-aligning sections of the N68 and N67, to accommodate heavy goods vehicles and tourist traffic safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71927/25]

297. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the measures to ensure that traffic management during road closures on the N68 and N67, is safe, supervised, and does not impede emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71928/25]

298. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the current and projected legal costs of the dispute between the Valuation Office and tan organisation (details supplied) concerning the rates valuation and if any mediation has been attempted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71929/25]

299. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport the oversight procedures for ensuring Irish fishing vessels are seaworthy and safe; the bodies responsible for conducting inspections of sea vessels; the number of inspections conducted for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71938/25]

300. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that Irish Rail primarily provides service disruption updates via a service (details supplied) rather than through its official website or other social media platforms; the rationale for this approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71940/25]

301. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm whether Irish Rail has plans to expand its communication channels for service disruption updates beyond a service (details supplied), including its website and other social media platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71941/25]