Parliamentary questions

346. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport to provide the most up-to-date performance statistics for the E1 bus service. [61963/25]

347. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport to provide the most up-to-date performance statistics for the E1 bus service (details supplied); to provide the data sets by month from the launch of the E1 to the latest month available; and to provide the same series for the former Route 145 for a comparable monthly period immediately prior to its replacement, so that a direct comparison ca…

348. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport to provide the most up-to-date performance statistics for the E2 bus service (details supplied); to provide the data sets by month from the launch of the E2 to the latest month available; to provide the same series for the former Route 46A for a comparable monthly period immediately prior to its replacement, so that a direct comparison can be…

349. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the reorganised route 233N Macroom to Cork city bus service as part of the Connecting for Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61972/25]

350. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the reorganised route 233C Macroom to Cork city bus service as part of the Connecting for Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61973/25]

351. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the reorganised route 233S Macroom to Cork city bus service as part of the Connecting for Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61974/25]

352. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the reorganised route 256 Macroom to Bantry bus service as part of the Connecting for Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61975/25]

353. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the anticipated timelines in which vehicle registration books will move from hardcopy to digital format; the role staff in his Department who currently work in the printing & mailing unit of the Vehicle Registration Office will fulfil after records go ‘paperless’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62006/25]

354. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport when the Statutory Instruments required to implement the agreed pension increases for Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) pensioners will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62009/25]

355. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Transport the status of safety works and reconfiguration of an area (details supplied), where a cyclist died two years ago and a cyclist was injured earlier this week, An Coimisiún Pleanála fast-tracked approval of an upgrade in advance of BusConnects but it is the only canal junction not yet upgraded; the status of the safety audit for the area; for…

356. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the public outcry from residents in an area (details supplied) which has lost its direct bus route to Dublin city centre, as well as having lost several bus stops in their village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62029/25]

357. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to facilitate the introduction of an online booking platform for vehicle suitability tests by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62035/25]

358. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 4 November 2025, the engagement he has had with Irish Rail in relation to the multiple failures on the rail network on 28 October 2025; if the reasons contingency plans failed was provided to him; the actions he will take to ensure that this does not happen again; and if he will make a statement on…

359. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the criteria for the installation and deployment of a fixed speed camera on a regional road; if consideration has or is being given to installing a fixed speed camera at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62118/25]

360. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to prioritise a Bypass for Killorglin town In County Kerry; if consideration will be given to the fact that Laune Bridge is the gateway to the Iveragh Peninsula and 14,000 vehicles pass through the town on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62150/25]

361. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers who have used the Maynooth to Pearse Station service and vice versa from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form. [62231/25]

362. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to the expansion of the train service from Maynooth to Pearse Station and vice versa due to the increasing demand on the service; whether additional carriages will be provided for the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62232/25]

363. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with Dublin Bus on the number of ‘ghost busses’ appearing on their real-time service in 2025; whether a record of complaints by customers are kept by Dublin Bus regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62233/25]

364. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who wish to travel from Dublin to Trim in County Meath via rail from Connolly to the M3 Parkway stop, and use the bus for the remainder of the journey must walk 2km on a stretch of road which does not have a footpath between the M3 Parkway train stop and the 111 bus stop (Athboy Rout…

365. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport his views on the effectiveness or otherwise of the local area hackney scheme as a component of the overall rural transport service offering; if he considers the local area hackney scheme as a solution to the lack of rural taxi availability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62278/25]

366. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the future role he envisages the local area hackney scheme playing in the Government’s plans to improve rural accessibility and expansion of the SPSV fleet, as committed to in the Programme for Government; his views on the scheme as currently constituted is capable of playing an effective role in improved rural accessibility and expansi…

176. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the specific, proactive measures his Department is taking to inspect such aircraft for illegal munitions, given the numerous reports of such cargo transiting through Irish airspace. [60892/25]

177. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport when the updated criteria for community involvement schemes will issue to all local authorities [60542/25]

178. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken by his Department and the National Transport Authority (NTA) to progress the introduction of a dedicated east-west bus service in County Louth; if he is aware of the ongoing lack of public transport connectivity across this corridor, despite evidence of growing local demand; if consideration can be made to investigat…

179. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding the cross-Border operation of small public service vehicle (SPSV); if there are plans to harmonise the relevant legislation north and south of the Border; the work carried out to date to progress a cross-Border regime for SPSVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60567/25]