Parliamentary questions

266. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the number of active SPSV licences that listed Tipperary as their secondary area as of August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49261/25]

267. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who took the area knowledge test for Tipperary in 2025; the number of persons who passed the test for Tipperary in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49262/25]

236. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the plans to invest in sustainable aviation fuel infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47127/25]

237. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the number of antisocial behaviour incidents reported on public transport services in Dublin Bay North in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47465/25]

238. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the estimated completion date for the LUAS Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44433/25]

239. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to link the LUAS Finglas project with Ballymun and Santry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44434/25]

240. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport in the context of additional funding for MetroLink being provided in the new National Development Plan, the updated estimated date for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44435/25]

241. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if local authorities are required to re advertise the community involvement scheme every two years, including requesting existing applications to re-apply. [44455/25]

242. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the progress of the review of the large public service vehicle licensing system that his Department are undertaking; his plans to streamline the current inspection process and eliminate duplication across various testing regimes, including the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Test; and if he will indicate a date …

243. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will introduce a financial support scheme to assist commercial bus operators with the costs of upgrading their tachograph systems to comply with EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44457/25]

244. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport to provide a timeframe on when digital payments will be introduced across all public transport in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44458/25]

245. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on plans to support of high speed rail link between Cork and Dublin, in line with the new National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44470/25]

246. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the increase in the number of passengers travelling on Iarnród Éireann rail line services in 2024, by route; the plans for further investment in rail services in the National Development Plan to meet demand on existing and re-opened lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44511/25]

247. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the current N28 after the M28 becomes operational in 2028; his plans for a sustainable travel corridor on this route, connecting Carrigaline, Ringaskiddy and other areas with Douglas and the City Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44515/25]

248. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the amounts paid to vehicle owners for damage caused to vehicles on public roads from potholes, poor surface and other reasons; the amounts paid in 2022, 2023, 2024 in each local authority area; the amounts from the national figure for example number of claims paid less than €250, €500, €750, €1,000, €1250 and so on, in tabular form; and …

249. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 26 March 2025, if the review of processes by his Department relative to the Irish coast guard building programme has been completed; the outcome of the review process and the current position of all projects on the building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44544/25]

250. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the creation of a direct route from the M3 Parkway to Connolly station and Pearse station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44565/25]

251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of difficulties in accessing the blue parking badge for people with additional needs who are mobile but cannot walk unaided; if he will review the criteria for this scheme to ensure those who need it can access it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44619/25]

252. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) was refused the blue parking badge on the grounds that they can walk unaided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44620/25]

253. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether the derogatory wording used in RSA advisory materials regarding wheelchair users on public roads (details supplied) will be amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44624/25]

254. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the number of new driving testers appointment within the country and per county; to confirm whether these are new testers or whether they have been taken from other testing area's (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44625/25]

255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport for a timeline on when he will be upgrading the N2/A5 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44672/25]

256. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport in view of the publication of the National Development Plan, if he will ensure that there is additional funding for road maintenance in the non-national road network in counties with no rail service or ferry service and poor soil, such as Cavan and Monaghan, who are heavily reliant on the road network; and if he will make a statement on th…

257. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated to all local authorities for repair and maintenance of regional and local road network, in each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44674/25]

258. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of roads in Ireland that constitute regional roads; the percentage of roads in each local authority in the country that constitute regional roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44675/25]