Parliamentary questions

401. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail the ten longest lengths of time anybody has been waiting for an NCT test, of those currently waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41150/25]

402. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the number of people working in the NDLS for each year from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41191/25]

403. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver licence applications processed by the NDLS from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41192/25]

404. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications for exchange of a foreign driving licence, by country, in tabular form, from 2015 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41193/25]

405. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the current average wait time for a driving test per test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41194/25]

406. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the continued delays and cancellations experienced on the S8 bus route; if he will instruct his Department to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41249/25]

407. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail owns land on the north side of Drogheda, County Louth, that could be used to establish a new train station serving that part of the region; if it is not the case, if Irish Rail is in discussions with Louth County Council, or any other agency or relevant property owners, to acquire a site that would facilitate the opening of such a…

408. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the proposals, if any there are, to extend services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41361/25]

409. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport whether he will fund additional community transport solutions in Kerry to allow autistic children greater access to community-based activities and integration opportunities, particularly in rural areas where public transport is limited. [41387/25]

410. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if phase 2 of the Road Safety Strategy 2025-2027 will include specific measurable targets aimed at reducing road deaths among 16- to 25-year-olds; if he will outline the youth-focused actions included in the forthcoming action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41401/25]

411. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of any dedicated youth engagement or education programmes being supported under phase 2 of the road safety strategy; if such programmes have been informed by the road user safety forum or recent European Transport Safety Council findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41402/25]

412. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the Road User Safety Forum has shaped the development of phase 2 of the road safety strategy; if youth road safety advocates were represented on the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41403/25]

413. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will address issues raised in correspondence (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41413/25]

414. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41513/25]

415. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if his Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41531/25]

416. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41549/25]

417. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41567/25]

418. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41585/25]

419. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if his Department makes use of capped fee arrangements, fixed-fee briefs, success-based fee models or other such arrangements in its legal engagements; if not, the reason such options are not considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41603/25]

420. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41621/25]

421. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport further to the deployment of counter-drone technology at Dublin Airport, if he will provide data on the number of drones detected and disabled or otherwise neutralised by the DAA on a daily, weekly or monthly basis since the introduction of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41622/25]

422. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the amount his Department spent on interpretation services over the past ten years, broken down by service, year, geographical area; highlighting the top ten languages most requested under this service and other trends. [41638/25]

423. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide the necessary funding to address damage to a large number of bridges across County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41665/25]

424. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the analyses that his Department conducted on incentivising EV fleets and how flexible charging can be an incentive to benefit companies financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41685/25]

425. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is developing policy on charging infrastructure for electric trucks and large vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41686/25]