Parliamentary questions

275. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport the status of funding for phase three and four of the PANCR project in County Louth given phase two is due to commence shortly. [34275/25]

276. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) regarding its pre-Budget 2026 submission; if his Department has assessed the merit of its pre-Budget 2026 submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34283/25]

277. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance on options to extend tax relief to more commuters and more modes of sustainable transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34284/25]

278. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if he has recently engaged with the Road Safety Authority in respect of any new large-scale public information campaign that could be carried out to ensure proper use of e-scooters and to increase the public’s knowledge of existing rules around proper use of e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34293/25]

279. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the lack of resources for bus and truck driver testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34294/25]

280. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views on a case (details supplied) regarding a driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34305/25]

281. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport his plans to examine the current EV grant system and the introduction of additional incentives to encourage the uptake of EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34313/25]

282. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the impact on car dealerships in getting dates from the NCT service for their vehicles within a reasonable timeframe; the plans to ensure that car dealers with a trader account number have an NCT service for their vehicles within a reasonable timeframe (details supplied). [34327/25]

283. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the possible roll out of the taxi EV grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34338/25]

284. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the work of his Department, in conjunction with the NTA, on identifying the necessary legislative proposals to progress the transport security force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34428/25]

285. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish the 'National Policy Statement on Shared Mobility and the related Development of Hubs'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34429/25]

286. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to report on the Department's progress on publishing its new statement of strategy. [34431/25]

287. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department's work in developing a new national EV infrastructure strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34433/25]

288. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department's work in establishing a national EV recharging infrastructure data strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34434/25]

216. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate two recent power line failures (details supplied) which caused significant disruption to the DART services and many commuters during peak rush hour travel; if he will accept and consider the modernisation of DART infrastructure, especially power systems, investment in contingency measures and intermodal planni…

217. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a trolley service will be provided for the Mallow-to-Tralee train service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33253/25]

218. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in a licence being exchanged (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33283/25]

219. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason there is a freeze on commercial driving tests for trucks and busses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33284/25]

220. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to confirm when the new stations under the expanded commuter rail programme for Cork, such as Blackpool, Blarney, Monard and Tivoli are due to be constructed; if there is a confirmed timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33293/25]

221. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the wheelchair accessible vehicle taxi grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33334/25]

222. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the funding that was allocated to the EV grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number of grants that were awarded; the number of grants that were drawn down; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles over €40,000; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles over €45,000; the number of grants that were p…

223. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport to ask TII the materials went into the road surface in the area for one kilometre either side of junction 27 in Birdhill on the M7. [33375/25]

224. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the Irish Aviation Authority’s role in enforcing consumer protection for airline passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33378/25]

225. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a driving licence exchange (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33425/25]

226. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing a revised licensing process to support returning Irish citizens and new residents from countries such as the United States and Canada, including the option to permanently convert valid licences subject to conditions such as passing the learner theory test, enhanced instruction hours, and verification of dri…