Parliamentary questions

255. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for his Department and the Road Safety Authority to close the loophole whereby learners never have to sit a driving test to renew their permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32808/25]

256. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders involved in fatal and serious crashes in 2023 who were on their second, third or subsequent permit at the time they were involved in the collision;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32809/25]

257. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that former speed limits are still showing in popular navigation services after these were reduced on national secondary roads earlier this year; if his Department is aware of a process to ensure changes in speed limits are reflected in navigation services; if this matter will compound when urban speed limits are reduced …

258. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department are implementing to help restore proper governance of the CIÉ Superannuation Scheme 1951; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32828/25]

259. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

244. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he can clarify matters relating to the Irish Coast Guard (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31342/25]

245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these changes. [3…

246. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding reports related to the use of Shannon Airport by the US military (details supplied); the actions he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31394/25]

247. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport for details of the public-private partnership contract for a bridge (details supplied). [31406/25]

248. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding that has been allocated for the Traffic Calming scheme in County Kerry (details supplied); the amount that has been drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31449/25]

249. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if there are any regulations guiding the painting of rainbow crossings in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31482/25]

250. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a schedule of the amount expended by his Department, and bodies under his aegis, on external training, simulations and advice in advance relating to appearances as witnesses at Oireachtas committees, from 2021 to date in 2025; if the supplier of services will also be provided, with a brief outline of services provided, indicati…

251. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the detailed breakdown of all monies spent to date on the south Kerry greenway, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31540/25]

252. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the detailed breakdown of the total anticipated cost of the South Kerry Greenway as previously requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31541/25]

253. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if cases in which bus operators are being told by the RSA (driver testing section) that they cannot book a test for D1 or D Category at present as category B tests are being prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31556/25]

254. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding provided for EV charging infrastructure in each of the years 2020 to 2025 broken down by year, in tabular form. [31598/25]

255. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the EV grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 broken down by year, in tabular form. [31599/25]

256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the number of EV grants that were provided in each of the years 2020 -2025 broken down by county, in tabular form. [31600/25]

257. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport to publish, or lay before the Oireachtas, any legal advice received by his Department or the NTA regarding the lawful basis for funding public realm works where the planning authority is in breach of its statutory planning obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31631/25]

258. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to complaints made to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Public Accounts Committee, and the Ombudsman concerning the legality and governance of NTA funding decisions, particularly those referenced in correspondence from a Councillor (details supplied) dated 7 May 2025; and if he wil…

259. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport whether NTA embedded staff are required to comply with local authority planning policies; whether any guidelines exist to govern oversight and accountability of these activities by elected members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31634/25]

260. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport whether he has received any reports or complaints that the NTA has dividing large public works into smaller phases to bypass environmental and planning assessment requirements under the Planning and Development Acts and the SEA Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31635/25]

261. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the number of driving test instructors in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31688/25]

262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to driving test instructors in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31689/25]

263. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the Connecting Ireland rural bus scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31690/25]