265. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether a service can be provided following budget 2027 (details supplied). [73418/26]
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266. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the reason the agreed pension increases for retired CIÉ pensioners have not yet been paid, given that Ministerial approval for the revised pension arrangements was reportedly granted in June 2026; whether the payment of these increases is contingent on the signing of the required Statutory Instrument; if so, the specific legal basis for this requirement; and t…
267. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether pensioners will receive arrears of the pension increases due from the date on which the agreement was approved by members in 2025; if not, the basis on which arrears are being excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73552/26]
268. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the current status of the Statutory Instrument required to implement the agreed reforms to the CIÉ pension scheme; when he expects the Statutory Instrument to be signed and commenced; the reason for the delay in completing the process; and when approximately 2,000 affected CIÉ pensioners can expect to receive the pension increas…
269. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the ongoing delays in obtaining a category B driving test at Tallaght Driving Test Centre, where the estimated waiting time is 23 weeks as of 12 October 2026, compared with the Road Safety Authority's 10-week service-level target; the measures are being taken to reduce the waiting time; and the expected timeframe for bringing it in line wit…
270. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether the potential role of Sligo port in supporting offshore wind operations and maintenance activities has been considered as part of an assessment of the western rail corridor, beyond Claremorris. [73448/26]
271. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department intends to preserve the existing rail alignment between Collooney and Claremorris so as not to prejudice the possible future restoration of rail services along the western rail corridor to Sligo. [73450/26]
272. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has undertaken, or intends to undertake, an assessment of the freight, logistics and port connectivity opportunities that could arise from completion of the western rail corridor to Sligo, including potential links with Shannon Foynes port and the port of Waterford. [73451/26]
273. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport in light of recent statements (details supplied) regarding the economic and freight benefits of expanded rail connectivity along the western seaboard, whether he will reconsider the long-term case for completion of the western rail corridor to Sligo. [73453/26]
274. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if cost savings were the reason the DAA withdrew a flight update service (details supplied); the projected annual saving; if his Department was informed in advance; and whether a digital inclusion assessment was carried out for passengers who do not use the app. [73589/26]
275. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the number of downloads and monthly active users of the Dublin Airport app since May 2025; and the revenue generated through bookings made on the app for parking, fast track and lounges, compared with the number of passengers subscribed to flight alerts (details supplied) when that service ceased. [73588/26]
276. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the number and value of contracts awarded by the DAA for the development and support of the Dublin Airport app since 2024; the suppliers concerned; and if each contract was publicly tendered, in tabular form. [73587/26]
277. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the total cost to the DAA of developing and launching the Dublin Airport app relaunched in May 2025, broken down by external development, design, licensing and internal staff costs, in tabular form. [73585/26]
278. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the annual operating, hosting and maintenance costs of the Dublin Airport app for 2025 and to date in 2026; and the annual cost of flight alert services (details supplied) before it was withdrawn, in tabular form. [73586/26]
279. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional Luas carriages that came into service in the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [73522/26]
280. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost in 2027 if Dublin Bus received 50 zero-emission battery-electric double-decker buses. [73521/26]
281. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be called for a bus driving test. [73625/26]
282. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers carried on each morning peak train service between Wicklow and Dublin in the most recent month for which data is available; the seating capacity of each service; and the extent to which passenger numbers exceeded seating capacity. [73663/26]
283. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport which phase of the BusConnects Dublin Network Redesign includes routes 86, 87, 88 and P13; if it is the same phase as route L33; and the target implementation date. [73711/26]
284. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the capital grant schemes that are currently available or planned to support the installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging infrastructure at privately owned service stations and forecourts; whether existing businesses in rural towns are eligible; the levels of financial assistance available; and the application procedures and timelines. […
285. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the interim measures planned to improve the frequency and reliability of bus route 47. [73716/26]
286. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA funding allocation for 2027 will allow further phases of the Bus Connects network redesign to proceed; and the order in which. [73714/26]
287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department holds records of a Ministerial order, approval or other authorisation made between 2008 and 2010 concerning increases to pensions in payment under the CIÉ pension schemes; if so, if he will provide copies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73753/26]
288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any maximum increase to pensions in payment under the CIÉ schemes was authorised by him or his predecessors with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation since 2009; the way in which the board applied public service norms on pension increases in each annual review; and if he will make a…
289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the date of each annual review of pensions in payment carried out by the CIÉ Board under Rule 34 since 2009; whether the actuarial advice obtained for each review costed any increase; the funding position of each scheme as reported at each review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73761/26]