Parliamentary questions

90. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted any study or analysis to examine the effectiveness of cycle lanes constructed to date in increasing cycling rates across Dublin. [53331/25]

91. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to active travel schemes since 2020; the amount spent; and the amount of this funding leftover following the completion of these schemes. [53332/25]

92. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to schemes to encourage cycling and walking in County Dublin. [53333/25]

93. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Local Link bus serving Route 887, New Ross to Carlow, arriving in Bagenalstown to pick-up at 8:15 a.m. is already full, and leaves on average 12 - 15 college students attending SETU and Tindall with no transport; that some drivers allow the students on, and others are failing to stop …

94. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the bilateral meetings he has had with his EU counterparts to date in 2025, in tabular form. [53358/25]

95. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the payment of the five percent increase for those availing of the CIÉ pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53398/25]

96. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider including those people who have retired since January 2023 in the five percent increase to CIÉ pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53399/25]

97. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the due diligence his Department has completed in assessing the greenhouse gas emissions impacts resulting from State intervention to lift the Dublin airport passenger cap, in the context of both climate obligations and related human rights obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53579/25]

98. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his Departments plans to tackle traffic congestion on the M1 and M50 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53582/25]

99. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to confirm the plans to develop a new terminal three at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53583/25]

100. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will support the development of a new terminal three at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53584/25]

101. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his plans to lift the passenger cap at Dublin Airport is to facilitate the development of a new terminal three at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53585/25]

102. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail plans to have a new 10 a.m. Monday to Saturday Dublin Heuston to Westport train service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53604/25]

103. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of each category of tickets that Irish Rail sold for Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53605/25]

104. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the new wheelchair accessible DART carriages that will be in service with effect from early 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53606/25]

105. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail plans to have undercover ticket inspectors onboard intercity rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53607/25]

106. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE qualified structural engineers employed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53621/25]

107. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of clubs within Donegal that have been included in the scope of all-island sports club EV charging project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53622/25]

108. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide an assessment of Dublin Airports preparedness to counter drone threats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53650/25]

109. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with an airline (details supplied) regarding the decision to phase out paper boarding passes; and the consumer protections in place to ensure passengers who do not own or use smartphones are not disadvantaged. [53652/25]

110. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken by his Department to guarantee that passengers with disabilities or older passengers, who may struggle with digital-only systems, can continue to access air travel without penalty. [53653/25]

111. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has assessed whether the move to digital-only boarding passes complies with consumer rights and accessibility regulations at both national and EU level; and if he will publish any such assessment. [53654/25]

112. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take in conjunction with the Commission for Aviation Regulation to ensure airlines operating in Ireland maintain non-digital boarding alternatives for passengers who request them. [53655/25]

113. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage at EU level with the European Commission and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency on the implications of airlines moving to mandatory digital boarding passes, particularly with regard to equality of access to services. [53656/25]

114. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a 2024 end-of-year report on the Connecting Ireland plan for County Donegal; the funding that was allocated and spent; the services that have been delivered; the funding that was allocated in 2025; the services that will be delivered in 2025 in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53683/25]