131. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the enhancement of commuter rail services in Cork; the estimated timeline on when the new stations at Tivoli, Blarney/Stoneview, Blackpool/Kilbarry will be constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63173/25]
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144. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the engagement his Department has had with Irish Rail and other stakeholders regarding the provision of additional car parking spaces at Clarke Station, Dundalk; the solutions there are to the problem of high space demand by commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63380/25]
163. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the current platform length at MacDonagh Junction railway station in Kilkenny; if he will engage with CIÉ/Iarnród Éireann to ensure that plans are put in place to extend the platform to accommodate longer intercity services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63518/25]
168. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress in reopening the western rail corridor between Claremorris and Athenry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63522/25]
253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeline on when Iarnród Éireann’s deployment of a traffic management system within the new national train control centre will be completed and commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62852/25]
254. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the completion of Iarnród Éireann’s plans to implement upgrades and enhancements to station customer services systems (including passenger information display boards) across the entire Iarnród Éireann station network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62853/25]
255. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the funding available to Iarnród Éireann in order to carry out its plans to implement upgrades and enhancements to station customer services systems including passenger information display boards across the entire Iarnród Éireann station network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62854/25]
261. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the amount Irish Rail spent on taxi services for transfers of staff and train users in each of the years 2021 to 2024, inclusive, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62937/25]
307. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding he plans to allocate to new and enhanced services under the BusConnects, Connecting Ireland and Towns Services programmes in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63686/25]
308. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to progress the long-promised double tracking of the rail line through Athenry, given its strategic importance for the western rail corridor, commuter services into Galway, and regional development in the west; and the reason for the ongoing delays and lack of visible progress on this essential infrastructure project. [63687/25]
312. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he has identified a funding source to deal with the works required in Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus, to alleviate flooding and ensure that the rail service in this area can continue on a year-round basis without interruption due to floods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63737/25]
326. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 520 of 30 September 2025, the plans in place to improve rail services on the Rosslare rail line south of Wicklow town, noting that when Iarnród Éireann responded on his behalf it did not address the issue raised in the question. [63841/25]
191. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if he will support the proposal to add a daily return commuter train from Longford to Sligo to accommodate workers and students commuting to Sligo on a daily basis, which would substantially reduce the local carbon footprint and traffic gridlock around the town of Sligo; and if he will do everything within his powers to persuade Irish Rail management to pro…
201. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on plans to extend the DART to Wicklow Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62541/25]
202. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if additional carriages will be added to the Dublin to Rosslare rail line to help address the serious overcrowding issues on the trains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62542/25]
206. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the plans to extend the LUAS to Bray; the planning completed on the project to date; the cost of the project to date; for a timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62546/25]
293. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he will request Iarnród Éireann to increase the number of carriages from four to six on the 06.37 train service from Drogheda to Tara Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61354/25]
294. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that have used Broombridge train station in each of the first ten months of 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61355/25]
295. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Sandymount dart station in the years 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61356/25]
311. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Transport his position on the current state of rural rail infrastructure in the Roscommon-Galway region; the investments that are planned to improve reliability and service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61480/25]
324. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on reopening the Rosslare Europort-to-Waterford city rail link, where this may be prioritised within the workplan of the NTA and Irish Rail as part of the implementation of the recommendations of the All Island Strategic Rail Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61595/25]
358. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 4 November 2025, the engagement he has had with Irish Rail in relation to the multiple failures on the rail network on 28 October 2025; if the reasons contingency plans failed was provided to him; the actions he will take to ensure that this does not happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62084/…
361. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers who have used the Maynooth to Pearse Station service and vice versa from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form. [62231/25]
362. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to the expansion of the train service from Maynooth to Pearse Station and vice versa due to the increasing demand on the service; whether additional carriages will be provided for the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62232/25]
191. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport regarding the ongoing Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme, for a detailed update on the station upgrade works at Mallow, including tendering status, contract award date, projected start and completion dates; the total budget allocated and the amounts spent to date; the number and cost of temporary bus-replacement transfers between Mallow and Cork Kent Station tha…