Parliamentary questions

104. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the funding available for the national roads in 2025; if there will be funding for a project (details supplied) to take it through the next gateway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9325/25]

105. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Tipperary town bypass; if the bypass can be fast-tracked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8898/25]

106. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the provision of bus park-and-ride facilities serving the commuter and Dublin populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9405/25]

107. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made towards reopening the western rail corridor; if a decision on reopening the rail line will be made in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8894/25]

108. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the issue of ghost buses and inaccurate live communication of bus arrival times in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9172/25]

109. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided to expand active travel projects in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8964/25]

110. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the way in which he will address the failure of the new phase of BusConnects to provide the promised service, in particular along the E spine, including the promised hourly service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9522/25]

111. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on plans for the further development of the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Youghal, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9479/25]

112. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently bring the N86 Tralee to Camp to Dingle national secondary road up to an acceptable standard (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9434/25]

113. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to address the problem of ghost buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9403/25]

114. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to increase the low number of train carriages, currently just four, on the Wicklow town-to-Connolly Station route. [9402/25]

115. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to change the 65 bus route to Blessington in terms of much-needed increased service or route change. [9401/25]

116. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the plans within his Department to realise the recommendations of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review to re-instate the Western Rail Corridor between Claremorris and Athenry and to double the rail track between Galway city and Athenry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8165/25]

117. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure that the construction phase of the Luas extension to Finglas is funded and will proceed when the planning application is decided. [9438/25]

118. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if the Irish Rail fourth fleet order will deliver the required fleet for the Cork area commuter network and ensure that it will be provided within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9323/25]

119. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate issues with the designs of bus-stop bypasses and the consistency of basic layout designs (details supplied); if he will treat this issue as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9444/25]

120. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide clarification on the decision to replace the full bus schedule at the bus stop at the top of Strandville Avenue with only the 130 service. [9500/25]

121. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the details of the multi-annual funding model to fund future national roads projects from 2026 onwards as per the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9326/25]

122. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if the entire Irish motorway network is in line with EU regulations, which proposes a maximum distance of 60 kilometres between service areas on a motorway; if not, when the gaps in the motorway service stations will be filled, especially given the shift towards fully electric vehicles; and whether all service stations in the network w…

123. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed sites in Galway city and county for the roll-out of park-and-ride; if the sites have been identified; when they will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9455/25]

124. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the progress of the battery-operated DART to Wicklow town, and the timeline for its commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9440/25]

125. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Transport if he will liaise with the National Transport Authority to reassess BusConnects plans for the bus services in Bluebell and Inchicore, particularly the cessation of the 68, 69 and 13 buses which are to be replaced with an hourly bus service, to ensure any changes improve the bus service along the G, C and D spines and do not lead to a re…

126. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport if he will deliver funding for the N24 and N25 upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8753/25]

127. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will review its current contracts with a company (details supplied) and ensure no new contracts are awarded given the repeated failures of the company to maintain the timetables it is set by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9473/25]

128. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the extension to the Kilkenny northern ring road. [9408/25]