Parliamentary questions

175. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the waiting list for driving test applications; the number of driving testers; the waiting list for HGV tests; the number of driving tests taken; the number of HGV driving tests taken in 2020 to 2025, by month in the past 24 months, by test centre, and by county, in tabular form. [56078/25]

176. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if public toilet facilities (details supplied) will be made available at Killarney bus station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56088/25]

177. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualified drivers in court in 2024; the number of disqualified drivers who surrendered their licences in court; the number of disqualified drivers in court who did not surrender their licence that were matched to the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF); the number of disqualified drivers in court who were not matched to …

178. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualified drivers in 2024 who were not identifiable on the Garda mobility app, by foreign licence holders, no licence holders and Irish licence holders. [56104/25]

179. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the process involved in matching disqualified drivers in court to the National Vehicle and Driver File; and the length of time for same. [56105/25]

180. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department are aware of the lack of carriages on commuter trains to Heuston; his discussions with TFI regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56108/25]

181. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers disqualified in court to date in 2025; the number of individual disqualification orders his Department received from the courts on those disqualified drivers; the number that did not include a driver number in the order; the number that were later matched manually by the RSA within the disqualification period; the name …

182. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders disqualified in court to date in 2025; the number of individual disqualification orders his Department received from the courts on those drivers; the number that did not include the driver number on the order; the number that were matched manually by the RSA within the period of the disqualification ; the…

183. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers disqualified in court that resulted in a mismatch being inputted onto his Department’s driver file record database to date; the number of mismatches reported to date; the procedure used when a mismatch has been discovered; if the driver file database is regularly monitored and checks made on each record to verify identi…

184. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe to allow the Garda mobility app to have direct instant access to driver licence information held on the driver file database at the roadside; the timeframe to provide Gardaí with instant access to data on the driver file on the categories of licences and permits and number of penalty points held, at the roadside, to assist them…

185. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the fines charged to each bus operator for not meeting their service level agreements; the reasons for the value of each fine in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [56253/25]

186. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with Irish Rail and the NTA in relation to opening up catering services on additional routes; the progress being made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56254/25]

187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently provide funding to upgrade one of Ireland’s premier tourist routes, the Tralee to Dingle road in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56304/25]

188. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason the RSA refuses to release detailed crash data to local councils and road planners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56415/25]

189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56459/25]

59. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will raise at upcoming meetings of the EU Energy Council the issue of EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on US-origin hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO); his assessment of the implications of these measures for our renewable fuel supply, pricing and security of supply; and how this aligns with the Programme for Government commitments …

60. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to capacity issues on a bus route (details supplied); the actions he will take to work with the NTA to address these concerns and improve this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55712/25]

61. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV grants awarded, by county; the average vehicle value; and the average award value, in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [56252/25]

62. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the number of EV grants per county; and the average value in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [56251/25]

63. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department, along with Irish Rail, would carry out a feasibility study to assess whether there is a need for trains every half hour from Cork to Heuston in extremely busy times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55554/25]

64. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the amount Irish Rail has spent on the use of buses from Mallow to Cork Kent Station since the beginning of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55555/25]

65. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if a company (details supplied) has all of the parking contracts in the Irish Rail car parks across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55556/25]

66. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the contract for monitoring of Irish Rail car parks, broken down for each car park; who has each contract; the tendering process for all car park monitoring contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55557/25]

67. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Cork-Limerick N/20 motorway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55558/25]

68. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of establishing a new shared mobility hub; the total funding provided in 2025 and to be provided in 2026 to support the roll-out of shared mobility hub; and the number of hubs expected to be in place by the end of 2026. [55593/25]