Parliamentary questions

284. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently re-examine the need for a foot bridge connecting Killarney Railway station and Killarney Bus station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44928/25]

285. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers disqualified in court, by month, to date in 2025; the number who failed to surrender their licence/learner permit to the Road Safety Authority as required by law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44977/25]

286. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport when the sustainable aviation fuel policy roadmap will be published given its importance in supporting decarbonisation efforts across the aviation sector and meeting Ireland’s climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45019/25]

287. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department will take to ensure that a fully quorate representative committee, constituted strictly in accordance with the scheme’s governing statutory instrument (detail supplied) is restored as a matter of priority. [45040/25]

288. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if the Pension’s Authority is investigating the current concerns surrounding the governance arrangements of the CIÉ Superannuation Scheme 1951 as raised by members of the scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45041/25]

289. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the Pension’s Authority to investigate the current concerns surrounding the governance arrangements of the CIÉ Superannuation Scheme 1951 as raised by members of the scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45042/25]

290. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of extending the young adult travel card at the current 50% discount for the 26-29 (inclusive) year old age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45049/25]

291. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of extending the young adult travel card at a new 25% discount for the 26-29 (inclusive) year old age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45050/25]

292. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if new double decker buses being procured by Dublin Bus will have adequate floor space on the ground floor for two wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45057/25]

293. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his proposals to revise the National Aviation Policy, as per the Programme for Government; the timeline for this; and at what point he proposes to engage with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45060/25]

294. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when his Department will publish its Demand Management Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45062/25]

295. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide clarity on planning dimensions for a footpath under BusConnects (details supplied). [45144/25]

296. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport when the commitment announced in budget 2025 to provide free public transport for children under nine years of age will be implemented. [45169/25]

297. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County Kerry; the length of time they have been idle; the plans in place, if any, for future use; if these unused properties, lands and buildings can be used for affordable and social housing and low cost sites; and if …

298. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the total cost incurred by his Department and TII in 2024 and to date in 2025, for the repair and maintenance of the national road and rail network; the breakdown of these costs, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45191/25]

299. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he will allocate the necessary funding to upgrade the N72 road between Fermoy, County Cork and Tallow, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45210/25]

300. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualifications imposed on Irish licence holders in 2024 and to date in 2025 that were not possible to enforce as no match could be found to link the disqualification to the appropriate driver record resulting in a Shell record being created on the NVDF database; the number that have been removed from the Shell record as no m…

301. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualifications imposed on learner permit holders in 2024 and to date in 2025 that were not possible to enforce as no match could be found to link the disqualification to the appropriate driver record resulting in a Shell record being created on the NVDF database; the number that have been removed from the Shell record as a m…

302. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of Irish licence holders who incurred penalty points in 2024 and to date in 2025 resulting in a Shell record being created as it was not possible to match the penalty points to the appropriate driver record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45226/25]

303. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the plans for the 15a bus service to be cancelled, affecting many people along the route; and if he will request his Department to investigate this issue and ensure that residents are not negatively impacted. [45235/25]

304. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the reason widows and orphans were omitted from the CIÉ regular wage scheme from 1945 until 2003; his views on the assertion by some CIÉ retirees that the omission ensured CIÉ retirees could get the full pension benefit that other public servants had pre-2003; and if any assessment has been made as to the cost of addressing this percei…

305. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the cycle lane on route R448, Moone to Timolin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45293/25]

306. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the locations of cycle lanes provided, or under construction, by TII since the beginning of 2025; the cost of these lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45294/25]

307. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the safety guidelines in use for the provision of cycle lanes in the State; when these regulations were last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45295/25]

308. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the original allocations and payments made by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to local authorities for national roads from 2020 to date in 2025 by local authority, in tabular form. [45358/25]