Parliamentary questions

280. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if a review into the restriction on drivers aged over 70 from operating school transport is planned; if he has engaged with Bus Éireann in relation to easing this restriction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9714/25]

281. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport the total revenue received from motor road tax in County Wexford annually for the past five years; where those funds are reallocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9733/25]

282. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the rise in overcrowding on the commuter trains on the northern line serving the towns of Balbriggan, Skerries and Rush and Lusk; if he has plans to address this serious issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9762/25]

283. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport if an airport express connection service to Shannon Airport will be offered to rail and bus users from Colbert Station, Limerick, similar to that provided in Dublin and Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9791/25]

284. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if plans are in place to extend the local hackney pilot scheme to further rural areas, in particular to areas of Westmeath such as Clonmellon, Delvin, Raharney, which have no such service at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/25]

285. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport to clarify if the hydrogen/electric bus is still running in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9820/25]

286. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the mileage on the hydrogen/electric bus, if it is still running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9821/25]

287. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the cost of running the hydrogen / electric bus on fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9822/25]

288. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the average yearly mileage of a conventional bus in Dublin; the cost of the fuel that it requires for the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9823/25]

172. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the status of an application regarding a disabled parking disc for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8876/25]

173. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport to examine the case of a person (details supplied) regarding the indirect discrimination in Irish Rail’s ticketing policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8646/25]

174. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times at driving test centres, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8689/25]

175. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers in driving test centres, by county; the number of new recruits being employed in these centres; when the ten-week waiting time standard will be implemented across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8690/25]

176. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the reason drivers cannot recoup VAT on the M50 and Port Tunnel tolls. [8698/25]

177. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has had contact with the National Transport Authority regarding the replacement of the 145 bus; and if there are plans in place for a direct bus route to UCD. [8713/25]

178. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the implementation of the short hop zone; and if there are any delays to the project. [8714/25]

179. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the roll-out of speed camera warning signs for the new static speed cameras that have been installed, particularly on the N17 and the N14; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8749/25]

180. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of providing the 50% reduction in fares for 19–25 year olds with a young adult leap card in 2025 as per the Budget 2025 announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8765/25]

181. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of continuing to provide the 50% reduction in fares for 19–25 year olds with a young adult leap card in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8766/25]

182. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of abolishing fares for 19–25 year olds with a young adult leap card in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8767/25]

183. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the Transport Infrastructure Ireland and if he will furnish information about the number of accidents at the Kinsale Road Roundabout, the Jack Lynch Tunnel, the Dunkettle Interchange and the Bloomfield Interchange, in tabular form for each of the months in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [87…

184. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to establishing a fund specifically aimed at noise mitigation/sound barriers to mitigate the impact of major motorway construction projects on local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8786/25]

185. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport when catering services on the Sligo-Dublin Irish Rail service will be fully reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8798/25]

186. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the Ennis town bus service to start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/25]

187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to identify the proposed new bus stops and bus shelters in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8805/25]