459. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the progress on implementing the hourly Belfast–Dublin “Enterprise” service, including rolling-stock, timetabling, infrastructure constraints and North–South coordination supported by the Shared Island Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47415/25]
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460. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Carlingford Lough Greenway completion (cross-border boardwalk near Newry), including funding drawdown, agreed delivery milestones with local authorities North and South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47416/25]
461. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the progress of the all-island sports club EV charging programme, including the number of sites approved, grant terms, interoperability standards and delivery schedule across both jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47417/25]
462. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a grant application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47485/25]
463. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the annual cost of maintaining wheelchair access in train stations and other public transport infrastructure, in particular with respect to elevators; and to comment on the estimated cost of ensuring that all out of order lifts are fully repaired on the day that they are reported. [47491/25]
464. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of creating an on-demand, free service for all individuals with impaired mobility and who cannot access scheduled public transport. [47492/25]
465. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the progress on establishing strategic spares for the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47965/25]
383. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport whether he has a messaging provider downloaded on his Ministerial phone; to detail any provider downloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42141/25]
384. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of convictions of persons who have exceeded the driving times under the European Union Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport. [43576/25]
385. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Arklow to Shillelagh greenway project (details supplied); if he will provide details on the delay; if he will commit to ensuring the project progresses in a timely manner; the timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44236/25]
386. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to list the disability person’s representative organisations that were present at each of the four stakeholder engagement meetings as part of the development of an updated SMP Action Plan and as part of the Sustainable Mobility Policy 2022; and the organisations that received invitations to participate but did not attend. [44267/25]
387. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the plans to make changes to a bus route under the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40723/25]
388. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the measures that will be taken to prevent rideshare drivers from soliciting passengers who have not contacted them through the App, at Shannon International Airport which has a taxi rank and paid staff who are booking passengers into taxis, but rideshares are collecting them from outside the terminal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40815/…
389. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport to outline the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Drogheda Train Station, in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [40843/25]
390. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if he will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40858/25]
391. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to look at the possibility of providing a canopy bus shelter on both sides of the road at the bus stops in New Twopothouse, Mallow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40865/25]
392. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40889/25]
393. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider additional funding allocations in 2025 for local authorities looking to complete bridge rehabilitation works, but were not successful in allocations made earlier this year; when the next round for applications will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/25]
394. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if facilities are available for those that have literacy or computer difficulties to avail of adequate assistance with the driver theory test; if such are a requirement of the service provider; if they are available at all test centres; the criteria by which it is determined if a person can avail of such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
395. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address concerns raised regarding the service and pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41016/25]
396. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all the greenways in the State over 8km in length; if each route is on publicly owned land or accessible by way of permissive access agreements for each greenway, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41033/25]
397. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider including a children’s ambulance service in the list of emergency vehicles exempt from the payment of toll charges (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41044/25]
398. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department or through its agencies. [41067/25]
399. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the waiting times for people to receive their first driving licences after passing the driving test; if he will consider increasing resources to prevent any backlogs and undue delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41075/25]
400. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of people who have currently been waiting either more than three, six and nine months for an NCT test, in each test centre in the State, in tabular form. [41149/25]