Parliamentary questions

266. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the number of registered taxi and hackney vehicles in operation in each county in each of the years 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25221/25]

267. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to detail the eight key projects within the All-Island Strategic Rail Review that are to be completed by 2030 and by 2035; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25233/25]

268. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for a timeline on the release of Irish Rail and the NTA’s capacity study for Wicklow; if the NTA has passed this study on to the Department yet for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25234/25]

269. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the average wait time for an NCT at the NCT Centre in Ennis, County Clare; the number of priority list NCT appointments given at the NCT Centre in Ennis, County Clare between 1 January 2025 and 31 March 2025; if he is satisfied with the current staffing levels at the NCT Centre in Ennis (details supplied); his plans to reduce wait times at …

270. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he and his Department have considered the creation and implementation of a virtual Leap card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25246/25]

271. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the call-off orders the NTA procured during the Framework Agreement when working on the delivery of the bank card payment system for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25247/25]

272. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the delivery timeline specified by the NTA for a company (details supplied) for the delivery of the bank card payments system planned for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25248/25]

273. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the orders the NTA has made with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25249/25]

274. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the reason the waiting time for the reissuing of a Irish licence is so long for persons returning from abroad who have held a Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25251/25]

275. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the reason the original driver foreign licence must be confiscated, leaving the applicant without a licence and therefore unable to drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25252/25]

276. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if a provision for a temporary or interim driver licence will be put in place as is standard practice in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25253/25]

277. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the process by which a road might be upgraded from a regional road to a national road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25290/25]

278. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the current total service volume of each driving test centre, in tabular form. [25310/25]

279. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport his position on funding for transport infrastructure upgrades in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25343/25]

280. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the funding for transport infrastructure upgrades in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25344/25]

281. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of installation of a bike stand with capacity for 30 bicycles and 30 bikes to be installed in Tipperary similar to the Dublin Bus scheme. [25347/25]

282. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the criteria used by National Transport Authority and Bus Éireann to determine the routes prioritised for the deployment of additional buses in response to capacity needs. [25348/25]

283. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend the electric vehicle grant for taxis, hackneys and limousines (eSPSV) to include hybrid vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25371/25]

284. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to address the platform limitations in Connolly Station and expand the station to include more platforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25396/25]

285. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the reason that DART Underground has been delayed to 2042; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25397/25]

286. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the primary reason for disruptions on Irish Rail services; if he will provide a service-by-service breakdown of disruptions, detailing how frequent there are disruptions on each Irish Rail service and what the primary reason is on each service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25398/25]

287. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown of the age profile of trains and carriages across the entire Irish Rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25399/25]

288. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport where follow-up customer satisfaction surveys have already been carried out in relation to BusConnects, where they are planned to be carried out; when they will be published and reported on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25400/25]

289. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if there are any modifications planned with BusConnects customer satisfaction results in mind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25401/25]

290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport whether, in light of significant safety and operational concerns for island communities and offshore maritime operations being raised, and the lack of consultation with island communities, medics and SAR crews, if he will reconsider the replacement of the Sikorsky S-92 helicopter with the Leonardo AW189 and retain the current helicopter o…