Parliamentary questions

26. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the frequency of the 39A bus service given issues surrounding reliability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57535/25]

27. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57634/25]

28. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57666/25]

240. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the revised delivery timeline for the DART+ coastal north project; if he will clarify whether the project has been further delayed to Q2 2027; the reasons for any such delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56506/25]

241. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to carry out an audit of public transport services in the Laytown–Bettystown district. [56515/25]

242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to improve accessibility to public transport services such as busses and train services in Laytown/Bettystown. [56516/25]

243. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he aware of the issues with a bus service not stopping at a bus stop (details supplied); the service issues which are causing this; and the steps which are being taken to rectify the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56520/25]

244. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to ensure that the agreed pension increases for Córas Iompair Éireann pensioners will go ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56574/25]

245. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to ensure that the regulations for the number of skippers aboard a fishing vessel and the qualifications of the skippers are aligned to the designation by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of all fishing vessels under 18 metres as “inshore”. [56602/25]

246. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Transport to address the situation regarding validating driving licences from citizens returning home having spent a couple of years abroad (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56614/25]

247. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the funding that has been provided in Budget 2026 for new bus routes versus existing services in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56672/25]

248. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the amount allocated to the National Transport Authority under Budget 2026 for the provision of new services across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56673/25]

249. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the budget invested in the bus network in Dublin west in 2025 in new bus routes versus existing services in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56674/25]

250. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56701/25]

251. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the Programme for Government, the easier return to Ireland for emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56797/25]

252. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify who will be the beneficiary of the recently raised parking charges at railway stations, Irish Rail or the company contracted to manage car parks on behalf of Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56875/25]

253. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify who owns the large crane at Colbert Railway Station, Limerick; the future plan for this crane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56876/25]

254. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE senior application specialist at the grade of higher executive officer level working within the Department in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [56883/25]

255. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport to provide data on the current usage of public bus transport services between Carlow and Dublin City; the details on when and the way in which additional capacity is added or scaled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56897/25]

256. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the status of the CIÉ pension agreement (details supplied); and if he is aware of the concerns [56928/25]

257. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the spend to date on 90-minute Leap card fares in Cork city. [56933/25]

258. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the spend on hardware that was deemed to not process fast enough in Cork city for 90-minute Leap card fares; and whether additional hardware will now be purchased. [56934/25]

259. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the introduction of new bus routes in Cork city. [56966/25]

260. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the review into the 203, 208, 207, 214 and 215 bus routes in Cork city. [56967/25]

261. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to deal with the ongoing issues with regard to illegal sulky racing causing danger to road users and horses; if he will consider strengthening legislation in this area to increase protections for other road users; if he has concerns about children being in control of a horse drawn carriage on a public road; if th…