Parliamentary questions

40. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport when a village (details supplied) will be provided a local link service following proof of demand from those living there for a service in the area. [33076/25]

41. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a proposal for road improvements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33080/25]

42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of delayed departure and arrival times for the Bus Éireann Expressway routes (details supplied) for each month in 2025; the reason for each delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33135/25]

43. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers in 2022, 2023 and 2024 who paid a fee of €85 to receive an invitation from the Road Safety Authority to book a driving test; the number who failed to book a driving test on receipt of an invitation; the number who then used the booking confirmation letter to renew their learner permit; and if he will make a state…

44. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers in 2022, 2023 and 2024 who paid a fee of €85 to join the waiting list for a driving test; the number who then used the email from the RSA confirming that they had requested to join the waiting list, to successfully renew their permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33180/25]

45. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving test centres in operation in each county as of 13 June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33181/25]

186. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the powers the Irish Aviation Authority holds to address situations where an airline knowingly misleads customers about their rights under EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31795/25]

187. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department or the Irish Aviation Authority can undertake to ensure that an airline honours its obligations under Article 9 of EC261/2004 by reimbursing the cost of meals for a passenger whose flight has been cancelled (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31796/25]

188. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will address concerns (details supplied) raised by CIÉ pensioners regarding their pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31800/25]

189. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his responsibilities relating to the Protected Disclosures Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31806/25]

190. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his responsibilities relating to EU Directive 2019/1937; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31807/25]

191. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his responsibilities relating to EU Regulation 376/2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31808/25]

192. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the steps required to finalise the UAS policy framework for publication; to indicate whether he expects this document to be ready before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31831/25]

193. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to clarify who holds responsibility for managing UAS activity in areas where multiple operators are providing delivery services under the specific category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31832/25]

194. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding provided to date for the development of U-Space in Ireland; to outline the estimated total cost for its development and implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31833/25]

195. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport when the timetable for the Bus Éireann route 161 which serves Dundalk to Newry via Carlingford in County Louth was last reviewed; and if there are plans to revise or improve the service. [31861/25]

196. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s timeline for building the new motorway from Cork to Limerick. [31884/25]

197. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider raising age eligibility for those who wish to avail of the young adult Leap Card considering the financial pressures facing people in their mid-to-late twenties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31887/25]

198. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing a budget to the National Transport Authority specifically for service enhancement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31912/25]

199. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the reasons the National Transport Authority has no specific budget allocation for service enhancements; the number of services it assessed on a case-by-case basis that were determined to be in need of enhancement from 2022 to date in 2025; the amount of money spent by the National Transport Authority on enhancing services on a case-by-case …

200. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to outline the amount of the €15million allocated to the National Transport Authority under Budget 2025 for the provision of new services across the State that was allocated towards the rollout of the B-Spine under BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31914/25]

201. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the capital budget allocation for his Department in the years of 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [32567/25]

202. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of delays in the Irish Aviation Authority issuing EASA Part 66 Category A maintenance licences and other relevant licenses to apprentice aircraft engineers; the reasons for these the delays; how he intends on remedying the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31952/25]

203. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the status of engagements between Iarnród Éireann and a representative group (details supplied), including the reasons for the absence of meetings over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31978/25]

204. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify which individual or body within Iarnród Éireann initiated a review of a representative group (details supplied); if he will outline the process by which the terms of reference for this review were developed, including whether members of the group were consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31979/25]