Parliamentary questions

476. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of people on waiting lists for driver tests in Wicklow, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42435/25]

477. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of people on waiting lists for driver tests in Deansgrange, County Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42436/25]

478. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the NTA prior to the renewal of a service contract for a company (details supplied) to discuss performance-related provisions in the contract terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42437/25]

479. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42474/25]

480. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown for driver test centres in Wicklow and Dublin of the average driving test wait times; the number of applicants waiting on driver tests; the number of driving testers employed; the number of testers on fulltime and part-time contracts in these centres, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

481. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for the up-to-date position on the implementation of the changes to be rolled out to the 233 bus service; to detail the route and frequency for implementation under the new services 233N; 233C and 233S; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42485/25]

482. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the up-to-date position on commencement of the new 256 bus route to service Macroom, Inchigeelagh, Ballingeary, Kealkill and Bantry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42486/25]

483. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for the up-to-date position on the further expansion of route 257 bus service currently serving Macroom to Killarney via Millstreet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42487/25]

484. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or the National Transport Authority collects or has access to data on footfall in nightlife areas, particularly in urban centres, for the purpose of assessing public transport demand between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.; if he will make this data available for 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form, to inform future planning …

485. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position in providing an increased number of eCar public charging points for the mid-Cork region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42489/25]

486. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the number of public eCar charging points available for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42490/25]

487. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the absence of reciprocal driving licence agreements between Ireland, America and Canada (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42528/25]

488. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the work to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants, including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia and Canada as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42529/25]

489. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the recommendations contained in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission report “Access to Car History”; if he intends to implement the recommendations in the report that relate to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42531/25]

490. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport to outline data sharing restrictions in respect of statutory authorities under his Department and, in particular, his views on the National Transport Authority’s ability to share anonymised information about speeding and other traffic offences. [42532/25]

491. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on progress to ensure that the Road Safety Authority is not prohibited from releasing information on road traffic accidents by GDPR; if he has sought the rationale for ceasing to release such information due to the regulation; and, if so, if he is satisfied that the rationale is reasonable. [42533/25]

492. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in rolling out the additional use of cameras to enforce red lights at traffic signals and other motoring offences. [42657/25]

493. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department or any agency operating under its aegis has, in the past five years, used reserved contracts or included social clauses in public procurement tenders; and if so, to detail the types of contracts or clauses used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42739/25]

494. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if the provision of rail to south-west Dublin and to Poolbeg are a priority for his Department in the context of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42741/25]

495. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on road maintenance in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025 by local, regional and national roads, in tabular form. [42742/25]

496. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the plans the NTA has to increase the number of park and ride facilities within Clare. [42800/25]

497. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport when it is expected that a new permanent chief executive officer for the National Transport Authority will be appointed. [42801/25]

498. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment in June 2025, by driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42830/25]

499. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers currently working in each driving test centre; the number of testers currently in training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42831/25]

500. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the work that has been carried out to date by his Department and or the Attorney General to bring a consolidated road traffic Bill to Dail Éireann; the timeframe proposed to bring the heads of Bill before the Oireachtas Transport Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42832/25]