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Michael Cahill Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
291. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the steps which are being taken to provide the urgently needed bypass for Killarney town which is choked with traffic on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58259/25]
Michael Cahill Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
292. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the steps which are being taken to carryout long overdue upgrade works to the N86 road from Tralee to Dingle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58260/25]
Emer Currie Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
293. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers on the waiting list for a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58264/25]
Emer Currie Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
294. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the waiting list times for a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58265/25]
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
295. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the policy and regulatory basis under which ESB Networks treats electric vehicle (EV) charge points located in private residential apartment developments and connected to a common meter as ‘commercial’ connections; if he will engage with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to ensure that residents using shared, residents-only chargers in multi-unit deve…
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
296. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the number of multi-unit residential developments known to his Department, the CRU or ESB Networks where EV chargers are connected to a landlord/common meter; the number or proportion of such connections paying non-domestic tariffs; and if he will publish guidance for owner-management companies and suppliers on fair domestic-rate billing for shared residential…
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
297. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if the eligibility criteria of SEAI supports for apartment EV charging will be updated to support retrofitting of shared, residents-only chargers in small schemes and align grant rules with any changes to domestic-tariff access for such chargers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58287/25]
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
298. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the progress under the climate action plan on delivering EV charging in apartment developments; whether policy provides for access to domestic tariffs for residents using shared chargers in private apartment car parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58289/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
299. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Iompair maidir le ceisteanna parlaiminte uimhir 8-12, an 24 Meán Fómhair, an bhfuil pleananna ann líon na dtástálaithe tiomána ar féidir leo scrúduithe a sheoladh i nGaeilge a mhéadú, ó nach bhfuil ach cúigear sa tír ar fad; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [58356/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted any assessment comparing the average annual cost of home electric vehicle (EV) charging in Ireland with other EU member states, including Spain; the estimated average cost per annum for an Irish EV owner charging primarily at home, based on current residential electricity tariffs; the factors contributing to Ireland's higher dome…
Emer Currie Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
301. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for details on a proposed train station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58403/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
302. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport in view of the expansion of free travel to under 9s, if a single adult Leap Card may be loaded with a 'Family Child' travel product to validate multiple children in the future; if this may be considered as part of the next generation of ticketing being progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58418/25]
Liam Quaide Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
303. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline all pilot infrastructure projects, by local authority, underway at the Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland office in relation to private home EV charging; the funding provided in respect of each pilot project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58440/25]
Michael Cahill Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
304. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to address the accident blackspot at Poulgorm Bridge at the turn-off to Kenmare from the main Killarney to Cork road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58441/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
305. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58466/25]
Grace Boland Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
306. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if the State will have an opportunity to recoup any costs associated with the DART+ Coastal North project, in light of ongoing delays in the delivery of electric train carriages due to supplier issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58472/25]
Grace Boland Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
307. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether the contract with the supplier of electric train carriages for the DART+ Coastal North project includes provisions or penalty clauses that would allow the State to recover costs in the event of delivery delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58473/25]
Barry Ward Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
308. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58502/25]
Barry Ward Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
309. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58520/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
310. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport when the new pension agreement for Irish Rail will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58561/25]
Emer Currie Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
311. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) over proposals under the European Commission clean corporate vehicles initiative set to be published in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58587/25]
Emer Currie Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
312. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the engagement his Department has had regarding the proposed European Commission clean corporate vehicles initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58588/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
313. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the number of road safety audits completed for new road infrastructure projects in County Kildare for each year from 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58609/25]
Emer Currie Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
314. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders that must be contacted by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to inform them of the incoming regulations requiring them to sit the driving test to obtain a third permit; the date when the RSA is due to begin this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58610/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
315. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to ensure a 24 hour public transport service is urgently developed to serve Cork Airport (details supplied); if he will consider a strategic Transportation Plan for Cork Airport to cater for future growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58668/25]