Parliamentary questions

302. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to regulate taxi apps (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11100/25]

303. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the cost of leasing five helicopters for the Coast Guard from a company (details supplied) over a ten-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11131/25]

304. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the process for late payments for M50 toll users; if his Department will negotiate leniency for elderly drivers who do not pay on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11184/25]

305. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if a more suitable time schedule will be provided, based on customer feedback, for the TFI route which services Moneenroe to Carlow and is the subject of many complaints. [11186/25]

306. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there will be additional train services between Heuston Station and Fonthill, Kishoge and Adamstown stations; if train services will have additional carriages for peak time services due to the increasing population of these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11210/25]

307. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests conducted on a listed daily basis at Tallaght driving test centre from 1 September 2024 to 5 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11278/25]

308. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers currently available for work at Tallaght driving test centre; the number of vacancies that exist; the optimal number operating on any given day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11279/25]

309. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether he would consider introducing free public transport to people under the age of 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11287/25]

310. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided to expand active travel projects in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11294/25]

311. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if any additional funding will be provided to expand Local Link services in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11295/25]

312. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if additional 2025 funding will be provided to Meath County Council for the repair of local and regional roads due to damage caused by recent heavy rainfall and storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11414/25]

313. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the status of the extension to the northern section of the Kilkenny ring road; if he will consider giving approval to Kilkenny County Council to begin the planning of the final section of this road given the full completion of the project has been delayed by planning issues outside the control of Kilkenny County Council; if his officials…

314. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the National Transport Authority regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11461/25]

315. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the date on which the national change of speed limits from 50 km/h to 30 km/h; and if it applies to all public and private residential developments. [11465/25]

316. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the interdepartmental alternative fuels for transport working group is currently sitting; when it last met; when it is next scheduled to meet; the outputs or reports expected from the group, including their anticipated timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11479/25]

317. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the progress achieved by the end of 2024 on the targets to deliver at least 500,000 additional daily active travel and public transport journeys by 2030; and to achieve a 10% reduction in the number of kilometres driven by fossil fuelled cars. [11486/25]

318. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the average time taken for grid connections to be provided for new public EV charging points; the number of public EV charging points currently awaiting grid connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11487/25]

319. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with EirGrid and-or electricity network providers, with a view to accelerating the provision of grid connection for new public EV charging points; and if he is satisfied that with the timelines for provision of new connections to the grid. [11488/25]

320. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted an assessment of the investment needed in the electricity grid to support the levels of EV charging required to facilitate a substantial increases in the number of electrical vehicles in Ireland, in line with ambitions set by Government, including the climate targets for the transport sector. [11489/25]

321. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total number of new passenger buses which were registered or taxed for the first time in each of the past five years, by power source; and if they are publicly or privately owned. [11491/25]

322. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the dangers cyclists frequently face when using cycle lanes; if he will consider launching a public information campaign to raise awareness about the rules and etiquette surrounding cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11497/25]

323. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the number of car parking spaces and bicycle parking spaces available to commuters at Sallins train station. [11507/25]

324. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11529/25]

325. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 6 March 2025, his Departments capital underspend in each year from 2021 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11560/25]

326. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the increasing overcrowding on commuter trains along the northern line, serving the towns of Rush, Lusk, Balbriggan, and Skerries; if, given the population growth in these areas and the development of new residential estates, there are plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11590/…