Parliamentary questions

296. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the additional capacity added to the NCT system since the RSA is working with a company (details supplied) to improved service capacity; broken down per year, and per centre, from 2022 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61383/25]

297. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of licence and learner permit applications processed per year, broken down per category, from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61384/25]

298. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport when the agreed 5 per cent increase in CIÉ pensions will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61386/25]

299. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on An Garda Síochána and the RSA dedicated technical projects to oversee the implementation of the revised RTC dataset in line with the Data Sharing Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61388/25]

300. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on legislation to provide local authorities with the statutory basis to lawfully receive and use RTC data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61390/25]

301. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the RSA's budget for campaigns and education, by year from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61392/25]

302. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the action plan to reduce driving test wait times to ten weeks nationally; to provide a breakdown of waiting test time per centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61393/25]

303. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the enhancement of the practical driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61394/25]

304. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the plan to expand the NCT test centres nationally; the timeframe to open the four additional locations in Clare, north Dublin, Cavan and Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61395/25]

305. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of reports received by the RSA in 2024 and 2025 from a contractor (details supplied) regarding performance and service levels of NCT centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61396/25]

306. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the services provided by a contractor (details supplied) to the RSA regarding performance and service levels of NCT centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61397/25]

307. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the decision not to provide funding to Galway County Council to take ownership of Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61456/25]

308. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the EU Regulation he was referring to in an interview he gave to a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61459/25]

309. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the request to deliver a financial support package for the Irish road haulage sector, which was initially proposed following the damage caused to the port of Holyhead in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61461/25]

310. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Transport if funding has been allocated for road safety improvements in rural areas of Roscommon and Galway; and if so, the amount allocated and the timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61479/25]

311. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Transport his position on the current state of rural rail infrastructure in the Roscommon-Galway region; the investments that are planned to improve reliability and service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61480/25]

312. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he has assessed the implications for operational stability at the Port of Cork Company following the resignation of its chief operating officer, the third senior executive to leave the organisation in the past 18 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61524/25]

313. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined whether the recent departures of senior executives, including the chief executive, are connected to governance or procedural concerns previously identified within the Port of Cork company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61525/25]

314. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of legal and consultancy costs incurred by the Port of Cork Company in 2023 and 2024, including fees paid to external legal and financial advisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61526/25]

315. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the recruitment process for the current chief executive officer of the Port of Cork Company complied fully with the advertised criteria and standards for appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61527/25]

316. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received any written representations or concerns from board members of the Port of Cork Company regarding conflicts of interest or procedural integrity during the CEO recruitment process; if so, if he will publish those representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61528/25]

317. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has been notified of any potential conflicts of interest among board members of the Port of Cork Company, including those involved in governance or recruitment decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61529/25]

318. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if an independent forensic audit or investigation was commissioned following the late submission of the 2023 accounts of the Port of Cork Company; if so, to outline its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61530/25]

319. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the serious governance and internal control concerns reported at the Port of Cork Company, located in his own constituency, and raised with several Ministers by former company executives. [61531/25]

320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the Comptroller and Auditor General to carry out a special report into the Port of Cork Company, to include its corporate governance practices, internal control systems, and any potential financial irregularities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61532/25]