Parliamentary questions

271. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the number and value of contracts that underwent post-award variations; the net value change as a percentage of original awards, by CPV/category; and the three most common drivers of variation identified, for 2022–2024. [60951/25]

272. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the top five most popular Dublin Bus routes, by passenger number and direction in the first nine months of 2025. [60970/25]

273. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the additional improvements to services that will occur in 2026 for Bus Éireann PSO routes arising from Budget 2026. [60971/25]

274. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the additional improvements to services that will occur in 2026 for Dublin Bus arising from Budget 2026. [60972/25]

275. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to detail the areas the 'built-up area speed limit' of 50 kilometres per hour in Section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 currently applies to. [61000/25]

276. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reason the 'built-up area speed limit' of 50 kilometres per hour in Section 5 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 is not being changed to 30 kilometres per hour as recommended by his Department's Speed Limit Review report of September 2023. [61001/25]

277. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to improve road safety in County Kerry; if he is aware that there have been eight fatalities this year to date which is equal to the total number of fatalities in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61022/25]

278. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the impact of the transfer of staff regarding the roll out of BusConnects Phase 7; the impact this has had on staffing in other depots; if there has been a knock on effect on other routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61038/25]

279. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the funding provisions that have been made under the National Development Plan for roads projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60176/25]

280. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to encourage pedestrians to wear high vis clothing and protect themselves at all times when using the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61082/25]

281. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 30 September 2025, if new criteria was established in relation to Leap cards; if students studying English language education wish to obtain a Leap card whether they must be enrolled in a course that is a minimum of 16 hours per week; and given the fact that the majority of English language ed…

282. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No.312 of 30 September 2025, if eligibility criteria for a student Leap card has changed requiring students to submit a letter from their college or institution, which would exclude most English language education providers’ and his plans to ensure that all English language education providers are permit…

283. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for the installation of a next bus indicator screen at a bus stop (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61125/25]

284. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the amount of revenue generated through car-parking charges at Heuston Station in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61133/25]

285. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether the proposed introduction of parking charges at a centre (details supplied) will impact on that centre being a key public transport interchange, and as such, undermine the BusConnects quality bus corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61158/25]

286. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the tender process for a replacement service provider for the TFI bike scheme in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61159/25]

287. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the plans for the long overdue Killarney town bypass in County Kerry to address the chronic situation faced by local businesses, residents and visitors to the town on almost a daily basis whereby the town is choked with traffic; when work will physically commence on the ground; the length of time this critical project will take to be deli…

288. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61223/25]

289. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport his views on the UK's review of the brightness and hue of modern LED headlights and associated safety concerns; if he will consider conducting a similar review in respect of vehicles on Irish roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61298/25]

290. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of issues with the new BusConnects F1 route, which includes repeated late-arrivals, cancellations and ghost buses; if he is aware of concerns around the additional journey time on commuters travelling on the north-bound route when compared with the discontinued 49 route; if he will instruct the NTA to conduct a review of the …

291. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s policy around the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil in public and private vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61342/25]

292. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport to outline any plans to implement the new United Nations vehicle safety regulations on assisted and self-driving systems, as developed through the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, that were agreed in October 2025; if they will be implemented without undue delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61343/25]

293. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he will request Iarnród Éireann to increase the number of carriages from four to six on the 06.37 train service from Drogheda to Tara Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61354/25]

294. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that have used Broombridge train station in each of the first ten months of 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61355/25]

295. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Sandymount dart station in the years 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61356/25]