Parliamentary questions

163. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the current platform length at MacDonagh Junction railway station in Kilkenny; if he will engage with CIÉ/Iarnród Éireann to ensure that plans are put in place to extend the platform to accommodate longer intercity services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63518/25]

164. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to increase the frequency of the 130 Dublin Bus service, recognising the significant reliability issues on this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63284/25]

165. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to expand public transport options including bus and rail services and Local Link services in rural areas such as County Laois to reduce car dependency and improve social inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62689/25]

166. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the reason for such a disparity in pricing between online ticket reservations with Irish Rail and purchasing a ticket at the station; the reason those who are forced to purchase a ticket offline, after the window for online reservations has closed, are penalised with higher ticket prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

167. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the steps that have been taken to address ghost buses on the real time information service on bus services in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63442/25]

168. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress in reopening the western rail corridor between Claremorris and Athenry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63522/25]

169. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to ensure the National Transport Authority (NTA) and Dublin Bus, as the service provider, can alleviate issues that have arisen with the rollout of the phase 7 of Bus Connects in Dublin north west, given he has no direct responsibility for the day-to-day operations of either the NTA or Dublin Bus; and if he will …

170. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of the D spine Dublin Bus routes; if the NTA has considered adding a cross-city south connection following the discontinuation of the 14 and 15 routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63283/25]

171. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the rollout of contactless fare payment on public transport systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63501/25]

172. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the review of the Expressway services recently reported; the timeline for when this review will be completed; the steps he is taking to ensure that a service continues on that route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63064/25]

239. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to reduce the economic burden being experienced by people who commute long distances to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63790/25]

240. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport his response to the introduction of a fixed fare strategy by operators in the taxi sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62737/25]

241. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the plans to introduce chargers (details supplied) for EV vehicles to Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62757/25]

242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if TII plans to conduct a safety assessment on the M3 motorway (Navan to Dublin) before the toll bridge at Dunboyne, taking into account frequent incidents occurring on this section of the road which can cause significant safety issues and delays for commuters. [62766/25]

243. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures available for him to take to improve safety and reduce the volume of incidents before the toll bridge at Dunboyne on the M3, taking into account that there have been several incidents affecting commuters on this section of road in recent times. [62767/25]

244. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the long-term plans in place to improve transport infrastructure for commuters from Navan to Dublin. [62768/25]

245. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV grants and the average value in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, by county, tabular form. [62779/25]

246. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV grants; the average value of vehicle; the average value of award in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form. [62780/25]

247. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the fines charged to each bus operator for not meeting their service level agreements; the reasons for the value of each fine in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [62781/25]

248. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of vacancies, by job title within the railway accident investigation unit of his Department; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [62814/25]

249. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if the Port of Cork continues to own a building (details supplied); if so, if the Port of Cork accepts responsibility for the derelict condition of the property; and if his Department is satisfied with the continued disrepair of the property by the Port of Cork in the context of the housing emergency. [62839/25]

250. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the level of contamination at the Port of Cork lands at Tivoli in Cork; how this will negatively affect the future use of the lands for residential purposes; the estimated length of the time it will take to decontaminate the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62840/25]

251. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the Port of Cork's plans to relocate from its current site at Tivoli; if these plans have changed since the publication of the Port of Cork masterplan for 2050; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62841/25]

252. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the Port of Cork's plans with regard to entrance-egress for port activities at Tivoli during the period of transition to use of the site for residential purposes; the means by which the port intends to manage this dual purpose for the site; and if these purposes will be kept separate or mixed, including at points of entrance-egress; and…

253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeline on when Iarnród Éireann’s deployment of a traffic management system within the new national train control centre will be completed and commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62852/25]