Parliamentary questions

327. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address the misuse of e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11592/25]

328. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the funding for the Mallow to Dungarvan Greenway; what this funding will achieve; if this project is still feasible with such funding; the possibility of increased funding throughout 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11675/25]

329. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position on a piece of infrastructure project in County Kildare (details supplied); if he will outline the meetings and correspondence he has had with the relevant local authority on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11706/25]

330. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position on rail fares in Kildare South through the Dublin commuter zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11707/25]

331. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite as a matter of extreme urgency the N22 Killarney-to-Farranfore bypass and take into consideration that the town of Killarney is choked with traffic almost on a daily basis, causing frustration for residents, local businesses and visitors alike; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11748/25]

332. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport when the new regional airport programme will be released given the current programme expires in 2025; the steps his Department is taking to ensure that regional airports remain viable and are able to attract international routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11749/25]

333. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses;and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11773/25]

334. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown of the schemes submitted by Dublin City Council to the Greenways and National Roads Active Travel Infrastructure fund for the most recent round of allocations. [11883/25]

335. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering funding a pilot red-light camera initiative in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11885/25]

336. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to improve the service of the 215 bus in Cork city, following numerous complaints of the bus arriving late, or not at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11893/25]

337. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of registered taxis and hackney drivers in operation in each county in each of the years 2019, 2023, and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11911/25]

338. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if funding has been increased or decreased to municipal districts in relation to low-cost road safety measures; if additional funding is available for this; and if there is a risk to life in certain circumstances. [11929/25]

339. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the excessive waiting times experienced by people trying to get their driving licenses; if he will instruct his Department to take the necessary steps to cut waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11958/25]

340. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the way his Department has employed the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets; how ongoing and future projects align with these standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11965/25]

341. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to update the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11966/25]

342. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to increase fares on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11986/25]

343. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to reduce transport emissions; if he anticipates there will be a reduction this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11987/25]

344. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that a company (details supplied) has a payment method that accepts cash as a payment option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11992/25]

345. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he plans any regulations requiring cyclists and scooterists to wear a high-vis jacket at night-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12030/25]

346. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the authority responsible for the regulation of commercial drone food delivery services, particularly regarding their impact on communities including safety and noise pollution; how the public can have their voices heard in this regulatory process; to consider updating national planning and transport regulations to address the increasing use…

347. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues (details supplied) with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12051/25]

348. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of persons on the waiting list to sit their driving test in Longford; the number of applicants on the cancellation list for an earlier test appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12109/25]

349. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12164/25]

350. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board …

351. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years…