19. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the reason the 33N night bus service must serve Swords and Dublin Airport despite Swords having access to a separate twenty four hour bus service; whether the National Transport Authority has assessed alternative routings, including the option of using the Dublin Tunnel, in order to shorten journey times for passengers travelling to Rush; whether route reform o…
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277. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if new bus routes will be provided for counties Wicklow and Wexford under his Department’s 2026 current expenditure allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5456/26]
300. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that, following the withdrawal of the number 13 bus service along Griffith Avenue, passenger usage at bus stops on the avenue has reportedly declined by more than 50%; whether he acknowledges the impact this has had on older residents and those with limited mobility who must now travel over 500 metres to access a spine route; whether he will enga…
315. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide additional peak-time services on a bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5772/26]
318. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a bus timetable could be erected at the bus stop in Dingle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5859/26]
330. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of ongoing reliability and capacity issues on bus route 130; the steps being taken with the National Transport Authority to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6381/26]
332. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether additional peak hour services are planned for bus route 130; the factors considered in service planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6388/26]
333. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of reports of cancelled or so called ghost bus services across the Dublin network; the steps being taken to improve real time information accuracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6389/26]
347. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for details on the termination of a bus service (details supplied); whether a similar service is envisaged in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6504/26]
358. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reason that the H-spine bus route, which was the first BusConnects spine route created, does not have a 24-hour service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6530/26]
360. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reason the commencement of the new L13 bus service between Kilternan, Stepaside and Sandyford has been delayed; when it will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6533/26]
299. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to request from the NTA, further to its work to identify the Dublin Bus routes with the greatest capacity issues, the ten most affected routes, in order, including all operators, by month since July 2025. [5249/26]
300. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA are considering a bus service for the town of Tullamore under the Town Bus Programme; when a decision will be made in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5263/26]
301. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the towns which have been previously been approved by the NTA for a bus service under the Town Bus Programme; the towns which now have an operational service; the number using this service daily; the cost of this service, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5264/26]
55. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress achieved in the delivery of Bus Connects for Dublin in 2025. [4774/26]
58. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority can be requested to provide bus stops in Milltown, County Kerry, and make improvements to bus connectivity and frequency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4845/26]
62. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric buses have been purchased by Bus Éireann and the NTA for national, city and town services that are not in use; the reason for this; and whether a lack of charging facilities is stopping the use of these buses. [5023/26]
67. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the date for bus connects network to begin in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5090/26]
68. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the date for publication of bus connects sustainable transport corridors in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5091/26]
69. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the engagement that has been held with Cork City and County Councils in terms of infrastructural changes needed to alleviate bus congestion now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5092/26]
303. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the reason real time passenger information signage at the bus stop located beside Balbriggan Garda station (stop number 137131) was removed; the reason it has not been replaced; when a replacement real time information display will be installed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3375/26]
305. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to give consideration to the provision of a 24-hour bus service for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3445/26]
310. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on BusConnects Cork; to provide an updated timeline for delivery;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3520/26]
329. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the average number of passengers per week that use each of the bus stops on bus route 343; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3596/26]
334. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the new bus routes that will be provided under his Department’s 2026 current expenditure allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3711/26]