Parliamentary questions

114. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to issue a detailed progress report in respect of an urgent matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67649/25]

115. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the provisions in place to provide a catch-up fund for counties like Wexford, to meet the gap in funding and the true cost of maintaining the roads; and if the county will see an increase to the 2026 budget having seen a reduction in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67690/25]

116. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the actions he has taken to engage with Irish airlines that engage in significant price hikes for flights to locations of international events including European fixtures for teams from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67712/25]

117. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the possibility of additional car parking spaces at Muine Bheag train station. [67714/25]

118. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to increase the number of Dublin Bus safer journey teams to six and to have them available for the duration of 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67734/25]

119. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail will carry out a social and print media advertisement campaign early in 2026, reminding drivers of the serious consequences that will apply for vehicles that strike a level crossing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67735/25]

120. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers currently employed by Bus Éireann for the delivery of PSO services in Cork city, and the number considered a full cohort and the additional drivers needed, by route, for timetable fixes. [67759/25]

121. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints made by the public in Cork City to Bus Éireann pertaining to buses, the nature of the complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67860/25]

122. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of fines issued to Bus Éireann by the NTA in the Cork area; the nature of the fine; the amount paid to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67862/25]

123. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending the current funding model and allocating emergency funding for secondary roads in rural Wexford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67875/25]

124. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will overhaul the system that holds online databases for elective vehicles in order that there could be a cross reference of vehicles that are taxed and on the road, but may not be insured, to help An Garda Síochána with roads policing and also victims of road traffic incidents which involved uninsured drivers; and if he will make a s…

125. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding engagement he has had with the taxi industry in relation to concerns related to fixed fairs for a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67884/25]

126. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to implement the policy of backdated driving license renewal applications for applicants that require a medical certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67922/25]

127. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delay in driving license renewal applications for applicants that require a medical certification, and due to specific case examination, these applicants do not obtain a full year on their license as their license is unfairly backdated to the date of their medical report rather than the date of their previous …

128. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if consideration could be given to introducing automation in the verification of driving license applications details for applicants who require a medical certification in order to increase the efficiency of these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67924/25]

129. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to publish the latest statistics, as of the most recent reporting date, for the total number of electric vehicles on Irish roads, broken down by, battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid (non-plug-in) vehicles; and if he will provide historical totals for each category for each year since 2020…

130. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full breakdown of new private car registrations and first-time licences in 2024 and to date in 2025, showing the number and percentage share of BEVs, PHEVs, non-plug-in hybrids, petrol, and diesel vehicles; and to set out the year-on-year changes between 2024 and 2025. [67940/25]

131. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide a regional and county-level breakdown of BEV and PHEV registrations/licences for 2024 and to date in 2025; and to publish historical county-level data from 2020 onwards, in order to identify the geographical pattern of full electric versus plug-in hybrid uptake. [67941/25]

132. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide the composition of the national electric vehicle fleet by use category (private household, business/lease, commercial, and other categories), broken down separately for BEVs and PHEVs; and any trends in fleet composition from 2020 to date in 2025. [67942/25]

133. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to set internal or indicative targets for the proportion of BEVs versus PHEVs within the national EV fleet for 2030; if modelling or projections exist for the expected BEV/PHEV split; and how these projections align with charging infrastructure deployment, grid capacity planning, and decarbonisation targets. [67943/25]

134. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department factors the differing infrastructure requirements of BEVs and PHEVs into national charging-strategy planning; and whether forecasts of BEV growth relative to PHEVs have informed the roll-out of public charging points to date. [67944/25]

135. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total number of cars to pass through each toll bridge in the country in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [67952/25]

136. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the average number of cars using the M50 per day; and the way in which these figures compare with previous years. [67955/25]

137. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport when active travel applications will be open for the 2026 Safe Routes to School Programme, for schools and local authorities to apply for such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67957/25]

138. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with Bus Éireann recently to receive an update on their recruitment process for additional drivers in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67960/25]