Parliamentary questions

69. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total funding in 2025 and to be provided in 2026, for grants support for ZE vehicle take-up by households and businesses. [55594/25]

70. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total funding in 2025 and to be provided in 2026, for the provision of e-bikes in urban centres around Ireland; and to list the urban centres where NTA-supported e-bikes are expected to be in place by the end of 2026. [55595/25]

71. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total funding in 2025 and to be provided in 2026, for roll-out of a nationwide EV charging network; and the progress in meeting EU targets for public EV charge points. [55596/25]

72. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the preferred locations for the 90 new EV recharging hubs and 192 new fast (100kW+) recharging points announced as part of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55598/25]

73. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to allocate funding to expand free travel for children under nine years to commercial bus operators under the 2026 PSO funding allocation of €940 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55599/25]

74. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to increase public transport fares in 2026. [55600/25]

75. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the availability of the child Leap card to commercial bus services in line with the current policy for the young adult Leap card on commercial services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55601/25]

76. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the inclusion of commercial operators in free fare schemes is being considered under the 40% increase in the allocation for the operation of State-subsidised Public Service Obligation public transport services in Budget 2026. [55602/25]

77. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to encourage the uptake of hydrotreated vegetable oil for commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55603/25]

78. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the routes that will be serviced by proposed two new BusConnects core bus corridors in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55615/25]

79. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the closure of the Charlestown driving test centre; if the Road Safety Authority consulted with his Department prior to the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55649/25]

80. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if a lease remains in place for the Charlestown Driving Test Centre; the term of the lease and the annual cost of the lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55650/25]

81. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if the Finglas driving test centre has sufficient capacity to absorb the testers and candidates previously assigned to Charlestown; the assessment which has been carried out to ensure service levels are maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55651/25]

82. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the impacts which have been observed in Finglas since the closure of the Charlestown driving test centre, including changes in waiting times, pass rates, or operational pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55652/25]

83. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the communication protocols which exist between the Road Safety Authority and local authorities regarding infrastructure changes near driving test centres; the reason there was a breakdown in communication in the case of Charlestown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55653/25]

84. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the lessons which have been learned from the closure of the Charlestown driving test centre; the way in which these will inform future site selection, stakeholder engagement, and contingency planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55654/25]

85. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of agentic AI, and in what contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55707/25]

86. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to outline the steps being taken to ensure that bus routes (details supplied) are better serviced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55751/25]

87. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the monthly passenger figures for major public transport services from January to September 2025, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55800/25]

88. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding by category (details supplied) that was allocated to the EV grant scheme in 2020 to 2025; in tabular form. [55864/25]

89. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the number of EV grants awarded, broken down by county, average value of vehicle and average value of award, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [55865/25]

90. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered targeted supports for EV uptake in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55866/25]

91. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to increase EV uptake amongst lower incomes households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55867/25]

92. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the plans to progress active travel both in urban and rural Ireland; the plans for Kerry in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55868/25]

93. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on discussions he has had with Irish Rail and the NTA about opening up catering services on additional routes; the progress being made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55869/25]