Parliamentary questions

501. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 318 of 15 July 2025, the detailed provisions contained in the revised National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025 relating to data access by An Garda Síochána; the proposed timeframe for the Bill to be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42833/25]

502. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 8 July 2025, the timeframe for his Department to finalise drafting amendments to the relevant fixed charge notice regulations to extend enforcement powers for illegal number plates; the timeframe for the relevant section of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023, relating to number plate enforcement …

503. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if the all-island strategic rail review was considered as part of the NDP review; the details of how its recommendations were considered; the criteria he intends to use to rank projects in order of priority as part of the pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42845/25]

504. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport regarding the NDP review; the criteria his Department will be using to rank projects in order of priority as part of a pipeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42846/25]

505. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with the EU’s TEN-T regulation requiring a mainline rail link to Dublin Airport by 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42859/25]

506. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the Government's strategy to avoid potential EU infringement proceedings and fines related to the lack of a mainline rail link to Dublin Airport. [42860/25]

507. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the absence of a mainline rail link to Dublin Airport aligns with Ireland's climate and sustainable transport commitments under the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42861/25]

508. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the work his Department has carried out to ensure Ireland’s aviation sector are meeting the commitments outlined in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42863/25]

509. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport for an update on an application for a wheelchair accessible grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42886/25]

510. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate an inspection carried out at a testing centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42904/25]

511. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date in enacting legislation to regulate horse drawn carriages in Dublin city centre. [42946/25]

512. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus shelters that have been sanctioned for delivery in Limerick city in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number installed; the number awaiting installation; the timeline for installation for those sanctioned but not installed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42955/25]

513. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the measures that have been taken to address the increasing wait times for driving tests specifically for the centres servicing the Dublin area, and if he will provide an update on the delivery of a new south Dublin test centre. [42969/25]

514. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the capital allocation, costs, and timeline for the implementation of the Poolbeg Luas extension in the context of the new National Development Plan. [42970/25]

515. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the capital allocation, costs, and timeframe for the implementation of the Luas and light rail extensions to Kimmage, Sandyford, and Knocklyon with lines through my constituency envisioned in the post 2042 plan included in the Greater Dublin Transport Strategy 2022-2024 by the NTA, in the context of the announcements i…

516. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the one new actions due and the 13 legacy actions due as outlined in the q1 2025 progress report (details supplied); which actions they are; the reason for the delay; the progress to date and the timeframe for completion, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43016/25]

517. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the planned Mullingar town bus service. [43017/25]

518. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on all national and regional roads projects as outlined in the 2021-2030 NDP; the breakdown of progress to date; to outline which have been completed on time; which are delayed and the reasons for delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43046/25]

519. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of recent reports that testers are being removed from the commercial testing service in order to reduce wait times elsewhere but that they are rising for commercial tests; to report on any engagements he has had with the RSA about this. [43047/25]

520. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on progress to implement the recommendations of the strategic rail review; if any projects have been selected for prioritised delivery; to update on any possible pipeline of projects as part of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43048/25]

521. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide a county-by-county breakdown of the average driving test waiting list times; and a centre-by-centre breakdown of the number of applicants waiting to sit their driving test, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43060/25]

522. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to tackle the use of mobile phones while driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43073/25]

523. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the number of people who received penalty points for use of a mobile phone while driving in the past three years, broken down by month, in tabular form. [43074/25]

524. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding that was allocated to the EV grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number of grants that were awarded; the number of grants that were drawn down; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles between €10,000 and €15,000, €15,000 and €20,000, €20,000 and €25,000, €25,000 and €30,000, €30,000 and €35,000, €35,000 an…

525. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the number of EV grants awarded, broken down by county, average value of vehicle, average value of award in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [43100/25]