Parliamentary questions

165. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport whether he will engage with the National Transport Authority to consider providing regional offices and staff to provide a better regional service for local authorities, Oireachtas members and members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45628/26]

166. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the current status of greenway projects under development in County Clare; the funding allocated to date for each such project; the projected timeline for delivery of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46044/26]

167. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be allocated to Mayo County Council and other local authorities to address the backlog of road maintenance in the event of storms and other severe weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46200/26]

168. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on safety improvement measures taken by his Department for regional and local roads in County Mayo, particularly those identified as collision blackspots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46199/26]

169. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport when enhancements to a bus route will be implemented (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46335/26]

170. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport to outline his Department's expenditure for Local Link services for Cork county for 2026; the number of new services that will be introduced; if his Department considered new services for east Cork, to include villages between Midleton and Youghal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46381/26]

171. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the overall cost to date of contactless payments in Cork; and when this will be rolled out. [46296/26]

172. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the reason Irish citizens returning home from Australia are experiencing long delays with drivers’ license exchanges; if anything can be done to improve the turnaround times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46352/26]

173. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the increases that are due to the CIÉ pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40506/26]

174. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the designation of the Leopardstown Road (R113) regional road. [46092/26]

175. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the grants and supports that are available to organisations and charities to cover the purchase of specialist transport or vehicles for disabled visitors and customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45427/26]

176. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport when a project will proceed to the next stage (details supplied), taking into account the absolute need for this new infrastructure to be put in place as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46332/26]

177. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport the new bus services which will be rolled out in Kildare north given the major increase in population in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46251/26]

178. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if an extension can be considered under BusConnects to the planned N8 route, to connect Blanchardstown Shopping Centre to the Hollystown area, in order to provide newer developments with an orbital bus service to Dublin airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46317/26]

179. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the planned rollout of the N8 orbital bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46316/26]

180. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the reason people travelling from Heuston Station to County Mayo are given very short notice about which platform their train is departing from, meaning that despite arriving early to the station they have to run to the platform to board their train; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45644/26]

181. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the actions being taken in response to the delays and cost overruns of Irish Rail’s traffic management system project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46164/26]

182. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s role in progressing the 5% increase to CIÉ group pensions which was agreed in May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40818/26]

183. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the establishment of a public transport security force; when he expects this force to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46320/26]

184. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the timeline for the re-opening of the Western rail corridor to Claremorris; the works to date; if rolling stock has been ordered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45627/26]

185. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing for driver licence renewal services at the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) test centre in Dundalk, County Louth, in order to improve accessibility for constituents in the surrounding area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46309/26]

186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on efforts to allow returning Irish emigrants with full US driving licences to transfer to an Irish licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44957/26]

187. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is undertaking any work to encourage the return of catering services on trains connecting Dublin and Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45643/26]

188. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action being taken by his Department to ensure that there are electric vehicle (EV) charging points at disabled parking locations nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46279/26]

189. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport to outline the measures being taken to improve the reliability of the C4 and W6 Dublin Bus services in Celbridge, in light of recent cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46310/26]