Parliamentary questions

197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the regional airports programme; if there will be a consultation on the programme; if not, the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49554/25]

198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views on reports of Israeli munitions travelling through Irish airspace; if he is aware of these reports; if he has ever been warned or informed about Israeli munitions flights in Irish airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49555/25]

199. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on his Department's investigation into Israeli munitions travelling through Irish airspace; when the report into the investigation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49556/25]

194. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to conduct a review of fire risk in George's Dock and climate-resilient design, including consideration for reinstating water infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48698/25]

195. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on progress made on the work plan for 2025 by his Department, in conjunction with other agencies and Departments, to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47691/25]

196. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the work being carried out to recruit more bus drivers and mechanics to Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47692/25]

197. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the N53 project in county Louth and any possible interim plans to ensure safety at the Crossmaglen turnoff on the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47693/25]

198. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to include traffic calming measures and a speed reduction at a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47694/25]

199. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to include traffic calming measures and a speed reduction to ensure safety at Station Road in Castlebellingham, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47695/25]

200. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47714/25]

201. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the web links to his Department's Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 published reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over €20,000 (in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements); to confirm whether these reports have been published in full and are publicly accessible; and to state the planned publication date f…

202. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will publish the procurement-related payment reports (details supplied) in machine-readable formats such as CSV or Excel on a quarterly basis, in line with open data standards; if not, the legal, technical or operational constraints that prevent compliance with the requirement under S.I. No. 376/2021 to provide such docume…

203. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport further to his Department's publication of procurement-related payment reports for purchase orders greater than €20,000 (details supplied), where the reports or data sets for years prior to 2018 can be accessed. [47771/25]

204. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider renaming a driving test centre to prevent confusion for motorists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47831/25]

205. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason for ending the TFI Bike Scheme in Cork city; the plans he has to replace the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47842/25]

206. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend the Leap card fare system to areas like Mullingar, and beyond, in order to deliver fairer and more affordable access to public transports to people outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47876/25]

207. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the case of delays in securing a bus driving test appointment for a person (details supplied); if a test will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47908/25]

208. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the price volatility of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel for transport; his views on whether, if the price per litre is consistently more than the price of diesel, it will act as a disincentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47931/25]

209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel for transport as an alternative to diesel; if his Department is carrying out research into the merits of promoting its use at a national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47932/25]

210. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the National Transport Authority and Íarnród Éireann to extend the Leap card system to Mullingar, Edgeworthstown and Longford stations given the significant fare discrepancies that currently exist for commuters; if he will acknowledge that this situation places an unfair financial burden on these residents of Mulli…

211. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will address concerns raised in relation to CIÉ’s current pension ballot process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47960/25]

212. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the reason search and rescue helicopter crews can have their hours of work artificially reduced (details supplied) as this does not appear consistent with national legislation and EU case law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48000/25]

213. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the Department-issued funding streams available to local authorities for the development of new footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48025/25]

214. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the dates and times in 2024 and to-date in 2025 when any lifts at Howth Junction/ Donaghmede Dart Station were out of order; and the reasons for each time the lift was out of order, in tabular form. [48112/25]

215. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will fund the installation of a bus shelter at Dublin Bus pole number 738. [48113/25]