Parliamentary questions

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport about plans to build second train tracks as part of the rail network; if he has plans to build a second track between Tralee and Mallow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7907/25]

269. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the plans his Department have to improve the service of the 201 bus in Cork City, following on from numerous complaints of the bus arriving late or not at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7909/25]

270. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport for a step-by-step guide on how to apply and renew SPSV licences for local taxi drivers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7932/25]

271. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport to consider an additional stop on a bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7933/25]

272. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport to consider an additional stop on a bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7956/25]

273. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if an additional bus stop will be put in place at Loo Bridge, Kilgarvan, on the bus route from Killarney to Kenmare via Kilgarvan to facilitate people living in this area especially elderly people and people who do not drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7963/25]

274. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on the provision of new bus stops east and west at a location (details supplied); when these bus stops will be in place; the bus services that will be provided from this stop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7965/25]

275. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7973/25]

276. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7974/25]

277. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7975/25]

278. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7976/25]

279. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7977/25]

280. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7978/25]

281. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed Athenry to Tuam local link service will be fully implemented; when the draft timetable will be finalised and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7980/25]

282. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the cause of the delays in the construction of the Athlone-to-Galway greenway; whether a consultant has been appointed to oversee the project; if not, when is a consultant expected to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7986/25]

283. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport the rationale behind Transport Infrastructure Ireland objecting to one-off dwellings that apply for planning permission with a shared entrance on national routes; if he can issue a directive to prevent this from continuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/25]

284. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will develop bus shelters at bus stops in Kerry due to the inclement weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7988/25]

285. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the extension of the use of Leap Cards at Drogheda train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7999/25]

286. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport to allocate additional funding to a local authority (details supplied) to repair roads across the county have been severely damaged due to the level of rainfall, snow and freezing temperatures following the recent severe weather event. [8006/25]

287. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport when leap card service will be extended to Meath and Louth. [8018/25]

288. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Transport when the roll out of discounted fares on PSO services, on child fares to include those ages 5-8 years, will be introduced. [8021/25]

289. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on any plans in Budget 2025 for the introduction of free bus travel for children under the age of nine; the timeline for its implementation; the projected cost of the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8044/25]

290. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport what regulation exists regarding the use of drones for delivery services within urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8097/25]

291. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport what contact has been made with his Department by drone delivery service providers on the use of drones for delivery services within urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8098/25]

292. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the decision by Dublin Bus not to tender for the outer Dublin metropolitan area routes on the Bus Connects network in Dublin; his views on whether the tender on these routes has been awarded to a company (details supplied) notwithstanding the major service delivery problems experienced by that company on its existing…