Parliamentary questions

423. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the grades of staff employed within DAA Airport search unit, in tabular form. [24277/25]

424. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport given that when the E2 bus route in Dublin was launched it was accompanied by a booklet outlining the expected time between buses would be every eight minutes during peak times and ten minutes for most of the rest of the day, his views on whether it is acceptable that in fact during the a.m. rush hour passengers heading towards Dún …

425. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport in light of the recent High Court case regarding CIE pensions, where the High Court put an obligation on both CIÉ and the active members to ensure that the scheme is fully funded on an ongoing basis to comply with sections 44(1) and (2) of the Pension Act 1990 meaning CIÉ has an obligation to comply with these sections of the act today, di…

426. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if an issue in respect of a driving licence can be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24333/25]

427. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will arrange emergency improvement works to the Railway Bridge over the Royal Canal on the North Docks, Dublin, damaged August 2024, as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24344/25]

428. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24357/25]

429. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic accidents that involved sleep disorders for each of the years 2015 to 2024 and to 30 April 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24364/25]

430. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he would support the creation of a national sleep programme; if he is aware of the role sleep apnoea can play in road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24365/25]

431. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport his views on the impact of undiagnosed sleep apnoea on road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24366/25]

432. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24387/25]

433. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers currently employed in each of the 57 driving test centres; the number of permanent testers; the number of temporary testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24388/25]

434. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers' contracts that are due to expire in 2025; the number that will be offered new contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24389/25]

435. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the time it takes to recruit new driver testers; the time it takes to complete their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24390/25]

436. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport his plans to make a driving test mandatory to obtain a new learner permit, closing a loophole that allows drivers to continue driving on learner permits indefinitely without ever taking a driving test; if primary or secondary legislation is required to introduce this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24391/25]

437. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the revised National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025 has been presented to Government for approval to draft; if the Bill has been sent to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel for drafting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24392/25]

438. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has made all the necessary ICT changes to allow motor insurers access to realtime data on driver disqualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24393/25]

439. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if a timeline has been jointly agreed between his Department and the insurance industry to allow motor insurers access realtime driver disqualification data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24394/25]

440. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualification orders received from the Courts Service via a weekly file to date in 2025; the number that did not include the driver number of the person, to enable automatic endorsement on driver records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24395/25]

441. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for the relevant sections of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 allowing access by insurers and intermediaries to disqualification and endorsement data from the NVDF database at policy processing or renewal time; the date(s) that commencement orders were signed and provisions implemented in practice; and if he will make a statement on the m…

442. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of validations that failed when an insurer attempted to validate the driver number of a disqualified driver against the National Vehicle and Driver File since 31 March 2025; the number of drivers that were advised by the insurer or broker to contact the National Driving Licence Service for the Road Safety Authority to provide a dr…

443. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if insurers and brokers have his authority to cancel a motor insurance policy whereby the driver number cannot be validated against his Driver File database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24398/25]

444. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 395 of 29 April 2025, how the nightly file from his Department to An Garda Síochána could include the disqualification status of every driving licence and include the driver number when many court disqualifications imposed on Irish licence holders cannot be matched to the appropriate driver record held b…

445. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 1 April 2025, the number of Irish licence holders who received a court driving disqualification, but a match could not be made; the number that remained on the shell record for the period of the disqualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24400/25]

446. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the appropriate bodies to ensure the provision of a bus shelter in Emyvale, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24477/25]

447. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport to review correspondence (details supplied) and provide an update to this question. [24479/25]