Parliamentary questions

526. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered targeted supports for EV uptake in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43101/25]

527. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to increase EV uptake among lower incomes households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43102/25]

528. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to progress active travel both in urban and rural Ireland; his plans for Kerry in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43103/25]

529. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with Irish Rail and the NTA regarding opening up catering services on additional routes; the progress that is being made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43104/25]

530. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the new feasibility study for a metro for Dublin South-West as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43118/25]

531. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the roll-out of contactless payments on public transport; when he expects the roll-out to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43119/25]

532. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the roll-out of the Dublin BusConnects programme; when he expects the remaining five phases of the redesigned network to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43120/25]

533. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the bus fleet across all operators that has been electrified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43121/25]

534. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of public transport passengers who have used the 90-minute fare in the year to date; whether he intends on maintaining the 90-minute fare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43122/25]

535. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers across all bus and rail services in Ireland in each of the past five years; the number recruited during the year to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43123/25]

536. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints received by the NTA regarding delayed, cancelled or ghost buses in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43124/25]

537. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to clarify whether footage captured by road users, including motorists and cyclists, using dash cameras or any similar video recording equipment is subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43126/25]

538. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the amount of EV grant funding drawn down, by constituency, in each of the last three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43145/25]

539. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of public EV charging facilities available nationwide in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43146/25]

540. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider the introduction of targeted EV grants for rural communities experiencing “public transport poverty”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43147/25]

541. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to ensure equity in access to EV cars, particularly with regards to apartment dwellers, renters or those living in homes without driveways, who cannot easily install home charging facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43148/25]

542. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to increase EV grants in the next budget to bridge the affordability gap experienced by lower income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43149/25]

543. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport his response to reports that current EV grants disproportionately benefit better off households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43150/25]

544. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted a review of the effectiveness of EV grants in increasing EV adoption, and to provide a report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43151/25]

545. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to restrict the use of large SUVs in urban settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/25]

546. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the current percentage of our private car fleet that is electric; the steps he is taking to ensure that 30% of our private car fleet is electric by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43154/25]

547. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to …

548. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to …

549. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport the reason Navan is in zone 4 of the Dublin commuter zones, while towns which are a very similar distance from Dublin City Centre, such as Drogheda and Wicklow town, are in zone 3, with cheaper fares. [43198/25]

550. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport the reason Navan is the only large commuter town with high service numbers to be placed in the outermost Dublin commuter zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43199/25]