Parliamentary questions

218. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will review funding levels for the Irish Coast Guard and search and rescue services operating along the north Kerry coastline, including Ballybunion, in view of ongoing rescue incidents and identified risks in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66765/25]

219. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether a person who previously held an Irish licence but now holds an English licence can swap back to an Irish licence; and if not, the reason. [66833/25]

220. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount of the Budget 2026 PSO funding allocation that will go towards providing new or increased capacity public transport services; the amount that will go towards providing existing services and existing fare reduction schemes; the amount that will go towards addressing funding deficits in the PSO scheme, as …

221. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the status of the National Transport Authority’s proposed enhancements to the Nenagh–Clonmel bus service; the work completed to date following the public consultation launched in late 2024; when the NTA intends to publish the outcome of that consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66845/25]

222. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport given the ongoing problems on the Rosslare rail line with overcrowding, poor service, and the threat of coastal erosion, to consider commissioning a complete review of services on the line. [66895/25]

223. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures he can take to prevent further significant price increases in charges for car parking by Dublin Airport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66896/25]

224. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing additional funding to the National Transport Authority to provide an additional train service from Boyle to Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66908/25]

225. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider launching a nationwide text alert system for disabled parking to allow individuals to report illegally parked vehicles by sending a text message with a bay number to an enforcement team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66921/25]

226. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and its agencies; the expected launch and closing dates for applications for each scheme in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66938/25]

227. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the current average processing time for foreign driving licence exchange applications handled by the National Driver Licence Service, broken down by month for 2024 and 2025; the number of applications currently pending beyond the stated processing timeframe; and the measures being taken to reduce delays and improve communication with applica…

228. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of foreign driving licence exchange applications currently awaiting processing in each National Driver Licence Service region; the number that have remained at “application submitted” status for more than four, six, eight and twelve weeks respectively; and the actions his Department is taking to address backlogs.; and if he will m…

229. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out a review of National Driver Licence Service customer service performance in 2024 and 2025, specifically regarding delays in updating applicants on the status of licence-exchange applications; and if he will publish the findings. [66955/25]

230. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will establish a dedicated protocol within the National Driver Licence Service for urgent foreign licence exchange applications where a delay prevents an individual from taking up employment; and if so, when this protocol will be operational. [66956/25]

231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the ICT or administrative changes planned for the National Driver Licence Service in 2026 to improve the processing of foreign driving-licence exchanges; and the timeline for implementation. [66957/25]

232. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the action plan to reduce driving test wait times to ten weeks nationally; the actions his Department has taken to reduce times; the breakdown of waiting test times, per centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66966/25]

233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the current average processing time for foreign driving licence exchange applications, broken down by licence-issuing country and by NDLS centre, and the longest recorded processing time in the past twelve months. [66985/25]

234. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of foreign driving licence exchange applications currently pending, the number delayed beyond the NDLS target processing timeframe, and the factors contributing to these delays. [66986/25]

235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the staffing levels assigned to the processing of foreign driving licence exchanges in each of the past three years, and whether any additional staffing or resources have been approved to address current backlogs. [66987/25]

236. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints received in the past twelve months regarding delays in foreign driving licence exchanges, the issues raised, and the actions taken by the Department to resolve these delays. [66988/25]

237. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the current performance targets for processing foreign driving licence exchange applications, the percentage of applications meeting these targets in each quarter of the past two years, and any remedial actions underway to improve performance. [66989/25]

238. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the current average processing time for foreign driving licence exchange applications, broken down by licence-issuing country and by NDLS centre, and the longest recorded processing time in the past twelve months. [66995/25]

239. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of foreign driving licence exchange applications currently pending, the number delayed beyond the NDLS target processing timeframe, and the factors contributing to these delays. [66996/25]

240. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the staffing levels assigned to the processing of foreign driving licence exchanges in each of the past three years, and whether any additional staffing or resources have been approved to address current backlogs. [66997/25]

241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints received in the past twelve months regarding delays in foreign driving licence exchanges, the issues raised, and the actions taken by the Department to resolve these delays. [66998/25]

242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the current performance targets for processing foreign driving licence exchange applications, the percentage of applications meeting these targets in each quarter of the past two years, and any remedial actions underway to improve performance. [66999/25]