Parliamentary questions

272. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the plans to address the long driving test wait times in County Cork and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23107/25]

273. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to open a new driving test centre in the Munster region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23108/25]

274. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the 75 driver testers due to be assigned to test centres; the number of those that will be assigned to the province of Munster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23109/25]

275. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the total number of electric vehicles in Ireland to date in 2025; the number of electric vehicles registered annually in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23150/25]

276. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the number of cars and percentage of the national vehicle fleet powered by fossil fuels in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23151/25]

277. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the measures that will be taken to address the significant increase in aircraft noise over Howth (details supplied); and the steps being implemented to ensure residents are informed and any potential impacts on wildlife are mitigated. [23153/25]

278. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the National Transport Authority has allocated tens of millions of euro in public funding without adequate assurance that the funds were used for their intended purpose, specifically the transport of people using wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23156/25]

279. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the policy of the National Transport Authority with regard to meetings with individuals working in the transport industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23157/25]

280. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments, agencies, State owned companies and semi-State companies, broken down by their employing public sector body and the value of the salaries. [23720/25]

48. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to increasing funding allocations in the future for road safety initiatives, such as traffic calming measures, to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22746/25]

49. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the person or body that currently regulates commercial drone operations in Ireland; the way in which the regulator is ensuring compliance; the process by which residents can complain to the regulator if the operator is not adhering to current regulations; the actions the regulator can take in cases of non-compliance; and if he will make a sta…

50. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on a person’s rights to re-routing and compensation under EC261/2004 due to flight cancellation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22042/25]

51. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport the amount by which a child’s fare from Balbriggan to Dublin Connolly has increased following the new zonal adjustments introduced 28 April 2025 under the National Fares Strategy; the amount by which a child’s fare from Skerries to Dublin Connolly has increased following the new zonal adjustments under the National Fares Strategy; what th…

52. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if priority is afforded to applicants who opt to take their driving test through Gaeilge in relation to driving test waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22085/25]

53. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to undertake their driving test. [22086/25]

54. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22142/25]

55. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite and increase the recruitment of additional permanent driving test instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22148/25]

56. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if a plan of action will be put in place to achieve the statutory maximum waiting times of ten weeks for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22149/25]

57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to urgently review the capacity of the RSA to address the backlog in driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22150/25]

58. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for driving tests, and in particular in Laois, Offaly and Kilkenny, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/25]

59. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the status of a pedestrian bridge connecting Tramore Valley Park to Ballyphehane in Cork, including timelines for the delivery of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22178/25]

60. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 25 March 2025, for an indicative timeframe for when the eSPSV grant will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22196/25]

61. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that the 1951 CIÉ superannuation scheme is made a priority for the new Government; if he will address the concerns of retired members of the scheme who have not received a pension increase since 2008; to consider the particular hardship these pensioners face, especially given that many are not entitled to the State pension …

62. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools enrolled in the safe routes to school in 2024, and to date in 2025; the number of schools waiting to be enrolled; the breakdown of the number of schools enrolled in the programme by each county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22246/25]

63. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding allocated to the safe routes to school programme in 2025; the number of schools availing of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22247/25]