Parliamentary questions

20. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport to examine whether people with disabilities are being adequately represented on the board of management of State transport companies, disability advocates are still concerned that these regulations are still not being enforced and therefore many companies are breaking the rules which clearly state that people with disabilities must be fair…

21. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport when the contract agreed between the State and a company (details supplied) in relation to the operation and maintenance of the Fermoy and Rathcormac bypass, and the associated toll plazas at Condonstown, Watergrasshill and Ballyoran Fermoy, is due to expire; if there is a buy out or release clause for the State in that contract before it …

22. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport whether staff employed in a semi-State body (details supplied) have the option to work until the age of 70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9892/25]

23. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the contents of a report from a company (details supplied) to the Dublin Airport Authority April 2024 on the possibility of re-designing flight paths from the north runway Dublin Airport [9900/25]

24. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport when the National Transport Authority will allocate funding for a link bus from Ratoath County Meath to the M3 Parkway train station, thereby reducing commuter carbon emissions and improving commuter quality of life. [9901/25]

25. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Transport cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9970/25]

26. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing a small grant, for example, of €60 per kilometre, for landowners and farmers to cut roadside hedges and €100 per kilometre to cut roadside trees, ensuring the safety of all road users given increasing strong winds and storms (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10048/25]

27. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to prioritise and implement the recommendations of the all-island strategic rail review. [10067/25]

28. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will introduce new legislation that will require all dispatch operators to be registered in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10109/25]

29. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport to examine the representation of people with disabilities on the boards of management of State transport companies; to provide a list of what companies are following the Department of Transport’s own regulations on this specific issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10167/25]

30. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to enforce regulations which aims to have adequate representation for people with disabilities on the boards of management of State transport companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10168/25]

31. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently increase bus capacity along the 43 bus route to serve Kinsealy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10181/25]

32. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport to detail any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10226/25]

92. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on regional and local roads investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9452/25]

93. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the way he will ensure that the pipeline of road transport projects he plans to fund in 2025 are individually and cumulatively assessed for their impact on the transport sectoral emissions ceiling set under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9528/25]

94. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to make electric vehicles more accessible to rural motorists. [9453/25]

95. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on service level requirements for private operators on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9454/25]

96. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will give an assurance that any future changes in the licensing of taxis will retain the minimal requirements for an SPSV licence, the requirement for all vehicles to be licences and insured for hire and reward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9471/25]

97. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the current plans to enhance Dublin city’s rail network, Dart, Arrow and Luas included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6765/25]

98. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of plans to upgrade the Dublin to Rosslare rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9272/25]

99. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the BusConnects Galway bus network redesign; and the timeline for the implementation of the project. [9474/25]

100. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the poor performance of many bus services provided by a company (details supplied) recently; the way he and the NTA will ensure a better, more reliable service for travellers in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9417/25]

101. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on the roll-out of light rail for Galway, following the publication of the feasibility study on 30 October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9456/25]

102. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any initiative his Department is progressing to improve passenger safety on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8931/25]

103. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport his position on funding for transport infrastructure upgrades in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8754/25]