238. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the total number of electric buses in service as of Q4 2025; the total distance travelled by these buses in 2024 and 2025; the estimated greenhouse gas emissions reductions achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69810/25]
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239. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the total expenditure to date under the National Transport Authority zero-emission bus procurement framework; the projected cost for remaining deliveries under this framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69811/25]
240. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the formula and methodology used by the National Transport Authority’s demand analysis tool to identify bus routes operating above normal capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69812/25]
242. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish the criteria used by the National Transport Authority’s demand analysis tool to rank bus routes for additional capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69814/25]
243. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm whether the National Transport Authority’s demand analysis tool incorporates the number of passengers left at bus stops, real-time passenger load data, seasonal variations and peak-hour adjustments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69815/25]
246. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints via email or written he or his office has received in relation to BusConnects, bus network issues, or bus service changes since 19 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69822/25]
253. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the scheduled time of the last daily bus service on Route 33 and Route 33X; if there is any NiteLink or other late-night service operating on these routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69888/25]
254. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the plans to extend Route 33 and Route 33X into later evening hours or to introduce a NiteLink service for these routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69889/25]
255. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the details of passenger demand after 9pm on Route 33 and Route 33X based on ticketing and Leap card data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69890/25]
264. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport when improvements will be made to the E1 bus service serving the Northwood area of Dublin 9, given persistent reliability issues, including repeated no-show or ghost buses and extended gaps in service despite the route being scheduled to operate every ten minutes; if he will engage with the National Transport Authority regarding these failures; and if he …
265. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the public transport fleet of buses, including Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and a company (details supplied); the number of buses overall that are hybrid and electric powered, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70105/25]
267. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the number of electric powered buses operated by Dublin Bus; the number and location of charging points in use by Dublin Bus, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70107/25]
275. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport the amount of fees paid to an organisation (details supplied) for its consultancy work on BusConnects since 2018. [70165/25]
276. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date on the legislative changes required to enable the operation of the M4 eastbound bus priority measures pilot scheme (details supplied); the work undertaken on these legislative provisions; the expected timeline for their completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70189/25]
280. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to reviewing the decision of the return journey of a proposed new route (details supplied) of the BusConnects Cork Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70248/25]
210. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his view on whether Bus Connects will be complete by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68651/25]
213. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA have examined the reliability and punctuality of the 15 Dublin Bus route; the process in place for when a bus is cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68672/25]
231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to provide the Department’s estimate of the current national shortfall in buses required to meet contractual and public-service obligations, including Local Link expansion and rural-service demand.
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106. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if additional bus services or route adjustments are planned for Kilcock to address current gaps in connectivity and reduce reliance on private cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68482/25]
56. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has engaged with the National Transport Authority to explore the provision of a Local Link or BusConnects service connecting Celbridge and Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67282/25]
61. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus shelters installed by the National Transport Authority in Dublin, each year since 2018, and including the latest figures to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67309/25]
93. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses currently deployed on the NX service in each direction (Navan-Dublin and Dublin-Navan); the average age and age profile of the buses used on the NX service; the number of bus breakdowns that have occurred on the NX service to date in 2025; the number of these breakdown occasions a replacement bus was provided, and within what timeframe; and…
109. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus stops installed in County Kildare for each year from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67614/25]
142. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to providing a TFI local link bus in an area in Kildare north (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68014/25]
109. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the bus route proposed by the NTA in the Connecting Ireland Mobility Plan, between Nenagh and Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66400/25]