Parliamentary questions

88. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the concerns regarding the introduction of a taxi fixed price; if he has conducted a review into whether it complies with the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 and the Taxi Regulation (Maximum Fares) Order 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63062/25]

89. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when he will meet with the elected members of the Letterkenny Municipal District, Donegal County Council to discuss the urgent need to fund a number of relief roads and by passes around the town of Letterkenny to address the serious traffic delays at certain times of the day, every day. [63484/25]

90. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to address the concerns in relation to the unsafe working hours arrangements of Coast Guard helicopter crews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63061/25]

91. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that there is consistency in signage on motorways for tourist attractions for centres (details supplied). [54624/25]

92. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when the current contract for the toll in Watergrasshill, County Cork is due to expire; the engagement that has taken place with regard to extending the contract; the amount raised via toll roads nationwide since 2020 to date; the way in which the income was allocated; if further information can be provided on expenditure, by year and,…

93. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if he will take urgent action on the lack of train carriages available for morning services from Midleton train station to Kent Station during rush hour; if his Department is aware of the volume of passengers who take those morning commuter trips each weekday morning; if his Department will ensure that extra carriages are added to this rou…

94. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if he will take CPOs off the table in relation to greenways; if he will engage in meaningful consultation with landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63515/25]

95. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if the issue of elevator services being regularly out-of-order at all stations will be examined (details supplied). [63558/25]

96. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the establishment and implementation of the proposed transport security force, given its importance in improving passenger safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63500/25]

97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the new F-Spine routes and instruct the NTA to make the changes necessary in order that journeys are not more indirect and do not take much longer than the previous routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63318/25]

98. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for urgent improvement and safety works to be carried out on the N22 road section east of Macroom to Ballincollig; if the high road incident figures on this stretch of road will be considered on advancing urgent improvement and safety works for this road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63447/25]

99. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the amount in fines issued to a bus company (details supplied) and Dublin Bus in 20224 and 2025; the consequences of these fines on route allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63458/25]

100. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the status of the appointment of a design consultant for the N25 Midleton to Youghal scheme; the timeline for the appointment if not already appointed; if his Department has outlined the importance of this project to the southern region for persons who travel from Rosslare to Cork each day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

101. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the-up-to-date position on the implementation of the changes to be rolled out to the current 233 bus service; the route and frequency for implementation under the new services 233N, 233C and 233S; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63446/25]

102. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding the development of the N52 Link Road in County Offaly; the way in which the project will improve connectivity and safety in the midlands region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63387/25]

103. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has met with the NTA to address the 6,000 complaints submitted to the NTA in relation to cancelled, delayed or so called ghost buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63063/25]

104. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the way in which wheelchair users and others with limited mobility can be better accommodated at bus stops; the way in which the need for these stops can be highlighted to and facilitated by those responsible for their provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63381/25]

105. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of the Programme for Government commitment to expand bus services in cities and continue to strengthen local urban transport in towns. [63510/25]

106. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to address the growing problem of overcrowding and lack of services on the Dublin to Rosslare rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63265/25]

107. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the work his Department is carrying out to establish a dedicated transport policing force. [63509/25]

108. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address the current loophole in the licensing system which allows learner drivers to repeatedly renew their learner permits without ever sitting a driving test; if he plans to legislate to require learner drivers to sit a test after their third permit, as recommended by PARC road safety group, and raised before the Oireach…

109. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to expand the frequency of Local Link and Bus Éireann services coming in and out of Mayo, particularly during mornings and weekends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63483/25]

110. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the progression of the proposed upgrade of the R624 access road to Cobh and the Great Island in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63176/25]

111. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the planned investment on the skeleton train service from Rosslare to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63504/25]

112. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the communication and public engagement measures that have been undertaken by Iarnród Éireann in the Donaghmede area in relation to the DART+ Coastal North project, particularly around a station (details supplied), in view of reports from an organisation and local residents that no direct updates or correspondence have been received; and …