601. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport how his Department measures commercial drone delivery services activity; how they carry inspections for breaches of operation regarding the speed of drones, operating hours and locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44104/25]
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602. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the national development plan funding of the northern ring road. [44161/25]
603. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of meetings he held with Bus Éireann regarding the Cork PSO routes, or in which these routes were discussed, since taking office. [44162/25]
604. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the Irish Rail performance statistics, including average delays, punctuality rate and monthly cancellations nationally, broken down by county, in tabular form. [44235/25]
605. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driving test and the number of persons waiting for a theory test in County Cork, by test centre, in tabular form. [44249/25]
606. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test in Ballincollig and Sarsfield Road test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting for less than 3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months and over 24 months, in tabular form. [44250/25]
607. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a theory test centres in Cork; the number of persons waiting for less than 3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months and over 24 months, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44251/25]
608. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated costs of upgrading bus infrastructure in order that buses can accommodate more than one wheelchair at a time. [44338/25]
609. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated costs of abolishing fees for disabled persons’ parking cards. [44340/25]
610. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport to provide the Irish Rail performance statistics, including average delays, punctuality rate and monthly cancellations, both nationally and by county, in tabular form. [44389/25]
196. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the length of time an applicant (details supplied) can expect to continue to wait for a retest for a driving licence and if he will outline the average maximum waiting times in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40216/25]
197. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider improving the frequencies of the Westport to Dublin train service to a two hourly service similar to Sligo and Galway train services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40222/25]
198. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider restoring the catering services across all railway networks, including Westport to Dublin, by Public Service Obligation funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40223/25]
199. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the reason the previously implemented Covid-related extensions to taxi licence age limits, specifically for vehicles originally reaching their ten-year limit that were initially extended to 2025, were limited to taxi licences and not extended to hackney licences; if there are plans to extend the extensions to hackney licences; and if he will make a statement…
200. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the requirements for a limousine licence; if there are any plans to introduce an age limit for vehicles as is the case for taxi and hackney licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40227/25]
201. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress made in identifying a new permanent site for the RSA test centre in the west of Galway City, which is intended to replace the former location at Westside Shopping Centre and the current temporary site at location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40262/25]
202. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the waiting times across the State for the walkaround test to complete a driver certificate of professional competence for bus drivers, in tabular form; the steps being taken to reduce this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40277/25]
203. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the rationale given for mandating that disabled parking permits have a validity length of two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40280/25]
204. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the services he has designated as emergency services for the purposes of the road traffic Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40299/25]
205. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he will request Irish Rail to provide luggage storage lockers at the principal railways stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40326/25]
206. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to implement Directive (EU) 2019/1936 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management. [40327/25]
207. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the projected cost of a transport development (details supplied); the services envisaged to operate from this facility; the timeline for the commencement and completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40342/25]
208. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the operational status of a test centre (details supplied); when a driving test was last held at this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40345/25]
209. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 329 and 331 of 24 June 2025, to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, which confirmed that responsibility for analysing collapsed or re-run procurement competitions rests with individual contracting authorities, if his Department has estimated or recorded the number…
210. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all Public-Private Partnership projects under his remit, including project name, contract value, and start/end date since 2010; and to confirm whether any projects have been subject to cost overruns, renegotiation or early termination since 2010. [40424/25]