Parliamentary questions

96. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport if driving test centres will be mandated to work late nights throughout the summer months at least and operate a seven day week schedule to combat the 42+ week test wait time in Meath west. [27892/25]

97. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if Kildare will be considered as a key area for new driving test centres to alleviate pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27918/25]

98. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed timeline for commissioning an independent feasibility study continuing MetroLink from the city to south-west Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27919/25]

99. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the annual budget his Department allocated to organisations that save lives, for example, the Irish Coast Guard and the Naval Service and search and rescue services, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27929/25]

100. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport when the last urban design road manual for urban roads and streets was issued; whether there are any plans to update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27951/25]

101. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that local authorities such as South Dublin County Council are installing tighter junctions (details supplied); to outline whether the process for ascertaining the average width of a vehicle could be upgraded to current car sizes; to recommend that agencies under his remit specify that site meetings need to be held i…

102. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm whether all mechanics currently employed or contracted by public bodies, local authorities, or State-funded companies to maintain and service heavy-duty mechanically propelled vehicles possess the specific qualifications required under Irish and EU law to work on such vehicles; if he will outline the minimum legal and regu…

103. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to compensate commercial bus operators affected by the cross-over or duplication of bus service routes provided by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27971/25]

104. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide the number of dedicated parking spaces for coaches introduced across local authority areas in 2022, 2023, 2024; the planned numbers to be introduced for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27972/25]

105. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide data on the number of people who have availed of free fares under the various fare reduction schemes; the cost of such schemes; the budgetary allocation in 2025 for free fares for children under nine years of age; his plans to extend this to commercial bus operators in 2026; and if he will comment on the effectiveness of these sch…

106. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to outline the funding availability under the alternatively-fuelled heavy duty vehicle grant purchase scheme specifically made available for bus and coach purchases in the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and any allocations planned for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27974/25]

107. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the use of third-party apps to secure driving test cancellations; the steps being taken to improve the efficiency and equity of the booking system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27975/25]

108. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the proposed new grant-based scheme to replace the disabled passengers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27976/25]

109. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a travel issue concerning travel from a Killarney train station to the bus station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28067/25]

110. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to consider all proposal to address the issue of transferring from Killarney Railway Station to Killarney Bus Station and vice versa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28068/25]

111. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the total funding allocated for the Dublin Metro for 2026 in the expenditure projection in the Annual Progress Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28077/25]

112. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the reasons Dublin Bus has not added any buses to its fleet in 2025, whether that be diesel, hybrid, or electric; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/25]

113. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated the cost to end the Dublin bikes contract with a company (details supplied) and provide the funding directly from the Exchequer. [28209/25]

114. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the capital funding that has been provided to prepare Ireland’s ports for ORE in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025. [28210/25]

159. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport his views on the extension of the Cork to Midleton railway line to Youghal, given the significant commuter population in this town and its hinterland, the existence of sufficient space on the line adjacent to the Greenway, the positive impact for tourism in the area, and the benefits of public transport. [26708/25]

160. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he has had any engagement with Irish Rail, the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland or Cork County Council regarding the extension of the existing Cork–Midleton railway line to include Youghal. [26709/25]

161. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the funding mechanisms his Department, or the agencies under its aegis, could potentially provide to extend the existing Cork-Midleton railway line to include Youghal. [26710/25]

162. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when the timetable for the 239 morning bus service from Courtmacsherry to Cork city will be reviewed, to ensure that the service arrives in Cork depot to accommodate service users connections for work and college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26737/25]

163. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise when licences will issue (details supplied) for a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26758/25]

164. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to high powered electric bicycles using bike lanes and causing danger to cyclists and pedestrians; if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26778/25]