Parliamentary questions

131. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE based full-time in the NTA offices on Horgan’s Quay in each of the past five years respectively, in tabular form. [18183/25]

132. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if Transport Infrastructure Ireland has any plans to introduce traffic calming measures at Clonbanin Cross, Mallow, County Cork, as there are a number of businesses operating in the area and high speed traffic is causing safety issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18188/25]

133. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered providing a pathway for reimbursing motor tax for people who were unable to declare their vehicle temporarily off the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18190/25]

134. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport to outline his intention to sign a Statutory Instrument on behalf of the 51 CIÉ superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18192/25]

135. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers in Sligo driving test centre; the current wait time for a test in Sligo; the number of applicants waiting to complete their driving test in Sligo; when it is estimated waiting times will be restored to ten weeks in Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18223/25]

136. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport is he aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if he will raise this case with the Road Safety Authority with a view to expediting the test; and the steps he is taking to reduce delays of this kind. [18236/25]

137. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if he will request that Iarnród Éireann review the use of protected railway structures such as the Victorian era bridge constructed in 1898, in Ballybough, for advertising purposes, given local heritage concerns and community opposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18241/25]

138. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite the Tralee and Listowel greenway in County Kerry; when will a decision be made on the preferred route; when work will commence; the length of time it will take to complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18259/25]

139. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will give a detailed progress report on identifying the preferred route in regard to extending the south Kerry greenway from Glenbeigh to Killorglin and onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18260/25]

140. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will give a detailed progress report on identifying the preferred route in regard to extending the south Kerry greenway from Renard Point and connecting with the Skellig Ring and onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18261/25]

141. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite the development of a greenway for Dingle and the West Kerry Peninsula, that will in time be connected to all other greenways in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18262/25]

142. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite the development of a greenway for Killarney and East Kerry, that will in time be connected to all other greenways in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18263/25]

143. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite the development of a greenway for Castleisland and the surrounding parishes, that will in time be connected to all other greenways in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18264/25]

144. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite the development of a greenway for Kenmare and the Beara Peninsula, that will in time be connected to all other greenways in Kerry and Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18265/25]

145. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport to outline any involvement he or his Department has had relative to discussions regarding the CIÉ pension scheme for regular wage staff and school bus drivers; if he has plans to assist the company in resolving the outstanding issues facing retired employees who are not in receipt of their pension entitlements; and if he will make a stat…

146. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if there is an exemption for motor tax if the car was off the road for the entire year of unpaid tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18345/25]

147. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport in view of the widespread damage caused by falling trees in recent storms affecting ESB transmission lines, telecommunication lines and other critical infrastructure, if measures will be implemented across Departments to ensure that diseased trees are felled and financial support provided to landowners and households in view of the substan…

148. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18369/25]

149. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18386/25]

150. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18404/25]

151. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18421/25]

152. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18438/25]

153. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18463/25]

154. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18480/25]

155. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18497/25]