Parliamentary questions

147. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the spectrum of prices being charged per unit of electricity for public access EV charging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49593/25]

148. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49617/25]

149. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49635/25]

150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the rationale behind the decision to include a green stripe on the registration plates of electric and hybrid vehicles; what this will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49657/25]

151. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of motorway service stations on motorways across the country; if the ownership of each station can be set out, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49671/25]

152. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport to set out the process whereby motorway station services are granted permission for planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49672/25]

153. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport when the new mobility vehicle support scheme will open (details supplied); who will qualify especially families applying under PMC criterion 6 and not wheelchair users; if supports will be up-front that is, grant pre-approval given rather than refunds; if pre-approval commitment letters can be issued to allow persons to secure a vehicle witho…

154. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49729/25]

155. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in the processing of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49744/25]

156. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the lease agreement for Mallow driving test centre; if the testing facilities will remain in Mallow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49767/25]

157. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if there is another way to complete a theory test for those who are not computer literate and cannot comprehend the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49773/25]

158. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence regarding a driving test cancellation (details supplied); if measures will be taken to avoid short-notice cancellations in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49785/25]

159. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that, despite reports to the contrary, waits for driving test appointments appear to be increasing; to address a person’s experience of wait times (details supplied) for both a first-time appointment and a subsequent retest appointment; the most recent steps to address the issue of waiting times; and if he will make a…

160. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if a consumer satisfactory feedback on public transport, to provide a spur to delivering passenger needs has been carried out in the past six months. [49805/25]

161. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the amount of revenue generated for Irish Rail from the €2.50 each direction seat reservation fee on intercity journeys in the years 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [49806/25]

162. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will prioritise the rollout of the N8 orbital route under Bus Connects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49812/25]

163. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to amend legislation regarding penalties for driving under the influence of drink and/ or drugs; if he intends that any proposed changes will include provision to extend the permissible time frame for obtaining alcohol samples to up to 12 hours post-incident, in line with standards in other jurisdictions, and facilitate hospital-…

164. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers disqualified in court in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number not sent a notification to inform them of the requirement to surrender their licence/permit to the Road Safety Authority as a match could not be made to link the offence with the driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49861/25]

165. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers who received penalty points in 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of drivers who avoided having their penalty points recorded on their licence or permit record on the National Vehicle and Driver File database as the offence could not be successfully matched to the driver involved; and if he will make a stateme…

166. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permits a driver will be allowed before they must sit a driving test to obtain a subsequent permit according to the new regulations due to be implemented within the coming month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49863/25]

167. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the limit of learner permits that will be issued to learner drivers before they must sit a theory test again; if primary legislation is required; the timeframe when this will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49864/25]

168. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the status of a driver’s licence application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49869/25]

169. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date plans to improve public transport links from South Kilkenny into the new public transport hub in Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49870/25]

170. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date plans in relation to the proposed A90 bus route; when it is expected to be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49871/25]

171. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport under the rural mobility plan Connecting Ireland it is proposed to have a new seven-day service with a minimum of four returns per day fixed times and stops, if this service will serve Kilmacow, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49872/25]