Parliamentary questions

448. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport 1614. for a timeline for the introduction of free public transport for children under the age of nine that was announced in Budget 2025. [24484/25]

449. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for a timeline for the construction of the DART+ South West project. [24488/25]

450. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when the disused Brennanstown stop on the Luas Green Line will be opened to passengers. [24489/25]

451. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when the disused Racecourse stop on the Luas Green Line will be opened to passengers. [24490/25]

452. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of the Cabra DART station. [24491/25]

453. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of the Kylemore Road DART station. [24492/25]

454. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times for driving tests in Donegal, by test centre, in tabular form; if any plans are in place to bring the length of waiting times down; if any consideration has been given to native Irish speakers in Gaeltacht areas who need a car for work but are being forced to move out of the area due to the long wait times and lack …

1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to ensure regional and national roads in Kerry are adequately maintained; if he has considered conducting a review into the state of the regional and national road network in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23023/25]

2. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to bring forward a new national aviation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23103/25]

3. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts he is making to improve the experience of commuters on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23024/25]

4. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a policy to ensure that there is no increase in public transport fares until we are on track to meet our transport-related carbon emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23026/25]

5. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if work has commenced on a new State aviation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23069/25]

6. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline plans on multi-annual road funding as part of the Programme for Government; when he plans to start implementing this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22897/25]

7. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand free public transport access for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22821/25]

8. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the introduction of free public transport for children under the age of nine that was announced in budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22834/25]

9. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department supports Dublin local authorities in planning and delivering local road infrastructure beyond direct grants; if there are plans to review this support model to better reflect the scale and complexity of urban transport needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22046/25]

10. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is undertaking to address capacity issues on InterCity rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22868/25]

11. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide an update on the delivery of next generation ticketing, given that one year has passed since the signing of the contract for this upgrade; the timeline his Department is considering for the completed process; if he intends to expedite this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22832/25]

12. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the ongoing issues affecting the rail service between Athenry and Galway city, including persistent capacity constraints, service delays, and overcrowding during peak times; and the specific measures being considered to improve reliability, increase service frequency, and add additional carriages to better accommodate growi…

13. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the review of the National Aviation Policy to maximise the use of our regional airports, as promised in the programme for Government [20950/25]

14. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 1 April 2025, to provide an update on the number of driving test assessors currently assigned to Cork; the number if the projected doubling of testers at the end of April was achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22670/25]

15. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the N2 schemes from Ardee to Castleblayney and Clontibret to the border joining the A5; and, with work to prepare the final route on Clontibret to the border being published soon, for an update on next round of funding for both schemes. [14098/25]

16. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport for an update on any possible movement to provide a new railway station on the north side of Drogheda, considering the huge population growth on Drogheda's north side along the PANCR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22503/25]

17. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to mitigate against long waiting times for driving licences theory test and driving test applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22824/25]

18. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans to ensure an increase in public transport routes in and out of university towns such as Maynooth, which has many students that commute daily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14623/25]