Parliamentary questions

200. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of park and ride facilities that are being developed in County Wicklow; the locations; at what stage the plans are at regarding planning/construction; a timeframe for delivery; the total cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62540/25]

201. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on plans to extend the DART to Wicklow Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62541/25]

202. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if additional carriages will be added to the Dublin to Rosslare rail line to help address the serious overcrowding issues on the trains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62542/25]

203. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if funding for the upgrade of the N11 will be made available; when works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62543/25]

204. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the N11 bus priority scheme; if funding is currently available for the scheme; the phases and timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62544/25]

205. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to carry out costal protection works at the Murrough in Wicklow Town to protect the rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62545/25]

206. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the plans to extend the LUAS to Bray; the planning completed on the project to date; the cost of the project to date; for a timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62546/25]

207. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the planned new Local Link service between Bray and Glendalough in County Wicklow, including when the service is due to commence; to provide details of the schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62547/25]

208. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the projects in Wicklow that will be prioritised and funded following the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62548/25]

209. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be made available to progress the N81 Tallaght to Hollywood Cross upgrade scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62549/25]

210. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of road traffic accidents on the N81 in County Wicklow for each year between 2015 and 2025; the type of accidents; if anyone was injured; if there have been any fatalities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62550/25]

211. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the responses from Dublin Airport Authority, AIRNAV and Irish Aviation Authority to the solutions for safer and lawful flight departure paths from the north runway at Dublin Airport, as proposed by the North Runway Technical Group in June 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62587/25]

212. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No's 177 to 184 of 16 October and No. 265 of 4 November 2025, the date that his Department actually started its concerted effort in 2025 to deep dive into the area of court disqualification orders received without a driver number attached; his Department's plan to publish more complete data on the matching p…

213. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the number and locations of EV charging hubs to be installed under phase 3 of the light duty vehicle scheme; the timeline for completion of these hubs; the measures in place to ensure that both urban and rural areas, including counties such as County Laois, have equitable access to high-powered charging infrastructure; and if he will make a…

214. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken under the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan to expand and improve public transport options in rural and regional areas; if he will provide details of the funding allocated in 2025; the number of new routes planned; the measures in place to ensure reliability and affordability of Local Link services; and if he w…

215. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the number of those currently waiting for Cat C, Cat C1, and Cat BE testing in test centres in County Laois; the number tested in each of those categories for July, August, September and October 2025; the number of tests scheduled for November 2025, by category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62628/25]

216. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the actions being taken to improve road safety, reduce fatalities, and ensure adequate maintenance of national and regional roads, particularly in light of recent accident statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62629/25]

217. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department is progressing toward the transport sector's emissions reduction targets under the Climate Action Plan; the additional measures being considered to meet 2030 goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62630/25]

218. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to expand the national EV charging network, address regional disparities in charger availability, and support lower-income households in transitioning to electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62631/25]

219. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated in 2026 for rural active travel infrastructure such as footpaths, cycle ways, and safe routes to schools; the way his Department will ensure that all local authorities have the capacity to deliver these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62632/25]

220. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on implementing the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030, with particular reference to reducing fatalities and serious injuries on rural roads; the level of resources allocated to Garda enforcement and local road safety improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62633/25]

221. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the average wait time for driving tests in Portlaoise, County Laois for October 2024 and October 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62634/25]

222. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to ensure that rural and regional road networks are made more climate-resilient in response to increased flooding, storm damage, and extreme weather events; if additional funding will be made available to local authorities for road repair and adaptation works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62635/25]

223. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted any studies on aligning transport and infrastructure planning on an all-island basis, particularly in relation to rail connectivity and strategic corridors. [62636/25]

224. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of vacant and derelict buildings in County Mayo owned by his Department that are vacant or rented, by the region/towns location of the buildings, in tabular form. [62681/25]