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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
240. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when the B spine BusConnects route will be implemented; if it will be implemented in advance of the infrastructural works on the Blanchardstown to city centre corridor being completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54637/25]
Colm Burke Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
249. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport when the new Kerry Pike, Cork city bus route, as proposed in the BusConnects plan will be operational; the details of the service; if it will be given priority given it is a rapidly expanding area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54766/25]
Barry Ward Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
270. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to capacity issues on a bus route (details supplied); the actions he will take to work with the NTA to address these concerns and improve this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54926/25]
Mark Wall Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
309. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the plans to extend the Local Link service in County Kildare; the routes under review for expansion; the timeframes involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55394/25]
John Connolly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
315. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on the extension of public bus services to the upper part of Ballymoneen Road in Knocknacarra, Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55426/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Transport
111. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of public bus shelters under the remit of his Department or its agencies that have been subject to vandalism in each of the past five years; the total cost of repairs and replacements arising from vandalism in each of those years; if he will provide a breakdown of these figures by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Transport
112. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus shelters that have been subject to repeat vandalism within a twelve-month period in each of the past five years; the total cost of repairs associated with these repeat incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54260/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Transport
113. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department or its agencies are taking to reduce the incidence of vandalism of bus shelters, including the use of more durable materials, CCTV, lighting, or coordination with An Garda Síochána; the number of shelters that have been upgraded to date under such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54261/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Transport
168. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the additional buses that would be needed to increase the frequency to every 20 minutes on Mondays to Fridays and to every 30 minutes on the weekends for Dublin Bus route number 6 from Abbey Street towards Howth Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53995/25]
Liam Quaide Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Transport
170. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann to address the limited public transport provision serving Cloyne, County Cork; if consideration will be given to extending the Ballinacurra service to loop through Cloyne, particularly given the town’s growing population and new housing developments; if he will further examine how enhanced bus links to Cloyne could facilitate …
Liam Quaide Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Transport
171. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority to address the limited public transport provision serving towns and rural areas in east Cork, including Cloyne, Ballycotton, Ladysbridge, Garryvoe, Shanagarry and their surrounding hinterlands; if consideration will be given to extending existing services, such as those from Ballinacurra, t…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Transport
173. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of challenges that public service bus companies are experiencing with regarding to the international recruitment of bus drivers and bus mechanics due to changes in visa requirements; if he has he raised these challenges with other Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54091/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Transport
174. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress on each of the 12 spine routes for BusConnects in Dublin, indicating where each are in the planning process; which are in a judicial review process, and at what stage that judicial review process is at; if any have been tendered yet; if any are close to tender; an indication of the order in which these 12 routes will be built over…
Niamh Smyth Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Transport
176. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the operation of the recently introduced Local Link route 862 between Cavan and Longford, which replaced the NTA route 975; if he will clarify why this service is restricted to designated stops-only, whereas previous services on the route operated on a hail-and-ride basis; if he will consider reinstating hail-and-ride; and if he will make a st…
John Paul O'Shea Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Transport
70. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the bus route 235 from Cork to Rylane; the frequency of service as part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52953/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Transport
71. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport for an update on bus route 243B from Mallow to Charleville as part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52954/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Transport
72. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the current progress on the proposed regional bus corridor A51 from Killarney to Mallow; the planned frequency of the service; the timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52955/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Transport
73. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the current service frequency, capacity, punctuality and reliability performance, and planned upgrades for route 233 (Cork to Macroom); the measures to address peak-time crowding, weekend/evening service gaps, accessibility, and real-time information accuracy on the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52956/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Transport
93. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Local Link bus serving Route 887, New Ross to Carlow, arriving in Bagenalstown to pick-up at 8:15 a.m. is already full, and leaves on average 12 - 15 college students attending SETU and Tindall with no transport; that some drivers allow the students on, and others are failing to stop due to the bus being…
Robert O'Donoghue Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Transport
119. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the ongoing capacity issues on the 101x commuter bus service, which is frequently full before reaching the final stops in Balbriggan, and often bypasses Balrothery without stopping, leaving commuters unable to board; if he will consider increasing the frequency of the service or providing additional capacity to ensure that residents in …
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Transport
261. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Bus Éireann route 132 serving Bunclody to Dublin is frequently cancelled; his views on whether the service is being well managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52909/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Transport
20. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made by the National Transport Authority on rolling out a promised nationwide automatic vehicle location system for all bus operators; how the reliability of the current system is measured; measures that have been undertaken to ensure that the operator cancels a bus service through their system so it does not appear on TFI live when t…
Eoghan Kenny Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Transport
21. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason the National Transport Authority refused to send a representative to address the Carrigaline Municipal District to discuss ongoing bus problems across the city following an invitation from said council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52163/25]
Mark Ward Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Transport
29. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the frequency of the P29 bus service; if there are plans to increase the frequency of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52452/25]
Mark Ward Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Transport
30. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there will be an increase in the number of C-spine buses for major events in Dublin; the policy of transport operators around frequency of services for major events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52453/25]