Parliamentary questions

22. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) can expect a driving test appointment, given they have been waiting since November 2024 and urgently require it for their daily commute to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24533/25]

23. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport his plans to upgrade the Clare secondary road network, particularly the network which includes the N67 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24534/25]

24. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport his views on the need to collate data on the number of assaults perpetrated against transport workers, such as taxi drivers, bus drivers and rail staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24573/25]

25. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24592/25]

26. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if an urgent examination can be conducted of a section of the Ring of Kerry road, at Fossa, Killarney, given that there are very real health and safety issues, and a general consensus that the road is simply too narrow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24625/25]

27. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he is seeking to update the application procedure for applying for a parking disability permit, if he will address some specific issues (details supplied). [24634/25]

28. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to ensure that local, regional and national roads in Meath are adequately maintained; if he has considered conducting a review into the state of the local, regional and national road network in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24681/25]

29. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Navan rail project; if he intends to expedite this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24682/25]

30. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline any new methods of road repair, road upgrade technology, or modern methods of road construction that are currently in use, or under consideration for use in the State; if he will provide funding to local authorities to purchase this equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24683/25]

31. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will release funds to TII to repair the national roads through the towns of Delvin and Clonmellon, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24689/25]

32. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of slots airlines have requested at Dublin Airport for summer 2025; the percentage of these slots have been allocated; the additional seats and passengers that will use Dublin Airport in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24746/25]

33. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the 32 million passenger cap at Dublin Airport; the measures he has taken to ensure planning conditions at State owned airports are complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24747/25]

34. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport if he will ask Dublin Bus to review the practice of cancelling buses in order to arrive at the terminus on time, which practice appears to be occurring regularly on a route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24770/25]

35. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s position regarding the provision of funding for an operations base in Wicklow for Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24789/25]

36. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering any extensions to the amount of time that citizens of other countries are allowed to drive on their existing foreign driving licence; if it is envisaged that further recognised states will be added to the foreign driving licence exchange list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24817/25]

363. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the average driving test waiting list times; the number of applicants waiting to sit their driving test; the number of driving testers employed; the number of testers on part-time versus full-time contracts, by driving test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23189/25]

364. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if there are age restrictions in place for RSA driving testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/25]

365. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered introducing a statutory wait time for driving tests, like the one that exists for the NCT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23191/25]

366. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the planned improvement or maintenance works for the section of the N3 road between Cavan and Virginia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23210/25]

367. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 29 April 2025, the reasons a company (details supplied) only assumed full 24-hour cover from Shannon almost five months after commencing operations; if he will review the procurement process to determine the way the helicopter emergency medical support service was not provided for from the outset r…

368. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if an extension until 12 of June 2025 will be provided to a person (details supplied) for an electric taxi grant application.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23225/25]

369. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport the current status and repair timeline for the Barrow Bridge in New Ross; the reason Iarnród Éireann has not been more proactive in pursuing funding for repairs from the insurers of the ships that struck the bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23252/25]

370. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his views on expanding sail and rail connectivity with cities in the UK; to provide details of engagements with UK counterparts about same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23274/25]

371. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of any consideration given to supporting the reopening of Dún Laoghaire ferry port for passenger transport; details of any consideration given to public investment in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23275/25]

372. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if there are any circumstances by which there are exemptions or accommodations made for the driver theory test. [23293/25]