Parliamentary questions

27. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority is currently undertaking a tender process for bike sharing schemes in cities across Ireland; when this process is expected to conclude; the estimated expenditure on professional fees for advisors supporting the NTA on this tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36325/25]

28. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if the two core bus corridors scheduled for construction under BusConnects in quarter 3 or 4 of 2025 are proceeding as planned. [36416/25]

29. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to report on the work of his Department in the development of a national position on the revision of EU Regulation U261/2004. [36418/25]

30. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to report on the work of his Department in reviewing the National Aviation Policy 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36419/25]

31. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to report on his Department’s delivery of active travel and greenway programmes. [36420/25]

32. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to report on the delivery of the safe routes to school scheme. [36421/25]

33. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport when his Department will finalise the rail investment implementation strategy; and when the strategy will be published. [36422/25]

34. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to report on his Department’s progress in developing a project prioritisation strategy for rail investment; and when this will be published. [36423/25]

35. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to report on the work of officials within his Department in assessing public transport capital funding needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36424/25]

36. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to update on the CIÉ governance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36425/25]

37. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent extension of the Dublin Bus pilot security scheme, and the routes under this scheme in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36426/25]

38. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing universal speed limits of 10 km/h on shared spaces and active travel greenways. [36427/25]

39. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing funding for a dedicated project manager at Local Authority level to ensure local authority active travel projects connect properly with national projects such as BusConnects. [36428/25]

40. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if pets are allowed on public transport services; and if so, to list the services. [36429/25]

41. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s policy in regard to the permeability of active travel projects when being connected through private residences. [36430/25]

42. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of vacancies by job title currently within the railway investigation unit of his Department as of 25 June 2025; the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36467/25]

43. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the estimated costs of providing a double rail track between Greystones and Rosslare Europort stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36468/25]

44. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the funding provided by NTA to improve rail network and train connectivity in County Sligo in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36469/25]

45. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the proposed greenway planned to run through Kinvara, County Galway; if he will provide an update on the timeline for its development expected completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36472/25]

46. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport to provide the current annual cost of the Local Link programme in rural areas; and if any assessments have been done on its effectiveness in reducing social isolation for older people and people with disabilities. [36482/25]

47. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if he can confirm the average waiting time for a BE (trailer) licence driving test in the Nenagh test centre; if there are any efforts being made to reduce this wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36502/25]

48. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if a case (detailed supplied) could be reviewed on the grounds that this constituent has been waiting 28 weeks for a BE (trailer) licence driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36503/25]

49. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the proposed timeline for aligning all relevant entities under the CIÉ governance model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36534/25]

50. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the National Transport Authority to request a capacity review of the 101 route operated by Bus Éireann, in light of ongoing capacity issues experienced by constituents in Balbriggan and Balrothery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36535/25]

51. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether he will request the NTA to publish passenger volume data and service performance metrics for Route 101; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36536/25]