Parliamentary questions

243. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport his views on the use of amber traffic lights to indicate ‘go’ on cycle lanes. [7244/25]

244. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider waiving the replacement fee for drivers over the age of 70 whose licence has been stolen, provided they have obtained a case number from An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7272/25]

245. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the capital budget allocated for his Department in 2024 that was actually spent. [7280/25]

246. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he has met the CEOs of Dublin Bus and Go Ahead since his appointment, and the issues discussed. [7281/25]

247. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide a report on the National Transport Authority’s demand need assessment along the H1 bus route. [7282/25]

248. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the construction of a new Coast Guard Station at Westport to be completed. [7283/25]

249. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide climate adaptation funding as a matter of extreme urgency prior to the public road collapsing into the Behy River and take into consideration that the stone wall protecting Curra Road, Glenbeigh, County Kerry has been undermined by the increased river flow and this is now a major health and safety concern; and if he wil…

250. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport how much the proposed inner relief road in Thurles will cost to construct, and if construction will commence in the next two years. [7299/25]

251. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated to each local authority for the community involvement scheme in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7346/25]

252. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if a detailed report will be provided in relation to the overdue lighting up of Laune Bridge, Killorglin, County Kerry; when this work will commence; the length of time it will take to complete; the exact details of the work; the total cost of the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7349/25]

253. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to examine the case for funding to widen a bridge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7385/25]

254. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Metro south west feasibility study as promised in the Programme for Government; if submissions on the proposed route will be sought in advance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7420/25]

255. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the severe cuts by a company (details supplied) to its routes servicing large areas of south Dublin and north Wicklow; the way he plans to fill these gaps in service to ensure residents in these areas have reliable and sustainable access to Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74…

256. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. [7445/25]

257. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland have communicated in relation to emergency funding for an increased allocation for pavement renewal for the N72 project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7472/25]

258. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide direct flights between Dublin and India given the increasing numbers travelling every day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7476/25]

259. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in tabular form.…

260. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7534/25]

261. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will resolve a matter concerning the free travel pass (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7571/25]

262. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the work of his Department to increase and support the use of E10 fuels; if his attention has been drawn to the safety or incompatibility concerns with respect to E10 fuels in certain models of cars and vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7706/25]

263. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the number of people who have applied for a driving test in Buncrana, County Donegal awaiting the test; and the average waiting time for a driving test in Buncrana, County Donegal, in tabular form. [7716/25]

264. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if there is a full-time driving tester based in the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal; and, if not, if one is due to be appointed. [7717/25]

265. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport when it will be possible to provide daily summary information for bus routes on the NTA app, similar to line summary information provided for the London Underground. [7785/25]

266. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently review the mandatory retirement age of 70 for Bus Éireann drivers, given the serious shortage of school bus drivers; if he will consider allowing medically fit and capable drivers to continue working beyond this age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7849/25]

267. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport about plans to build second train tracks as part of the rail network; to provide a breakdown of all second train tracks in progress, and all second train tracks planned but not yep progressed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7906/25]