290. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport his plans for a new bus service between Athenry and Galway; the proposed number of daily services in each direction; and the annual cost of this service. [73757/26]
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291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to list each statutory instrument amending the CIÉ pension scheme for regular wages staff and the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951 since 1 January 2008, with the date and purpose of each; if he will provide the text of Rule 34 as in force in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73755/26]
292. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the roll-out of the next-generation ticketing project outlining; the progress made to date; and the timelines and objectives for each major release. [73883/26]
293. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the dates of the most recent Road Safety Leadership Group meeting and the next Road Safety Leadership Group meeting. [73848/26]
294. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when the emerging preferred route for Luas Lucan will be published. [73844/26]
295. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the number of seven-seater battery electric vehicles that qualified for the SEAI purchase grant in each of the last three years; whether consideration has been given to a higher grant rate for seven-seater EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73619/26]
296. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the introduction of an enhanced grant rate for larger seven-seater battery electric vehicles, recognising that these vehicles are significantly more expensive than standard family EVs and are often the only practical option for larger families in rural counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73618/26]
297. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to outline his position on a joint proposal from the Governments of Germany and France to reduce the EU's mandatory CO emissions cut for new cars by 2035 from 100% to 80%, compared with 2021 levels. [73371/26]
298. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the position Ireland intends to adopt on the joint proposal from the Governments of Germany and France to reduce the EU's mandatory CO emissions cut for new cars by 2035 from 100% to 80%, compared with 2021 levels at the EU Council meeting on 15 of October 2026. [73372/26]
299. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the reason the promotional fares on the Ballybrophy rail line are being discontinued given the success of the initiative. [74369/26]
300. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 13 October 2026, the details of the re-examination of policy; the process envisaged as part of engagement with the National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council in coming weeks to determine the most appropriate next steps; the intended steps to be proposed by his Department; if those steps include legislation; …
301. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding progress in legislation to enable the National Transport Authority to apply for planning permission for delivery of the BusConnects programme of sustainable transport corridors in Cork; his Department’s view on Cork City Council bringing forward the necessary planning permissions directly if this legislation is further delayed; and i…
302. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the interim measures that are planned to improve the frequency and reliability of bus route 47 pending implementation of network redesign. [74400/26]
303. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for progress in delivery of the planned BusConnects network redesign in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73854/26]
304. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether the funding allocation for 2027 will allow further phases of the bus network redesign to proceed; and in which order. [74399/26]
305. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to publish the workforce capability study for MetroLink. [73859/26]
306. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the phase of the BusConnects Dublin Network Redesign that includes routes 86, 87, 88 and P13; whether it is the same phase as route L33; and the target implementation date. [74397/26]
307. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport the plans to improve public transport links in Suncroft, County Kildare. [74396/26]
308. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the planned review of the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy; and the proposed timeline for its launch, public consultation phase and publication of the updated strategy. [73934/26]
309. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to confirm the phase of the BusConnects Dublin network redesign that includes routes 86, 87, 88 and P13; whether it is the same phase as route L33, and what the target implementation date is; whether the funding allocation for 2027 will allow further phases of the network redesign to proceed, and in what order; what interim measures are planned to impr…
310. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand the Bus Éireann route 419 that serves Galway to Clifden via Oughterard. [73938/26]
311. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the efficiencies which were identified in his Department to fund the expenditure levy imposed on his Department as part of budget 2027; to outline whether programmes within his Department received reduced funding as a result of this expenditure levy; if so, to specify the programmes affected; and whether there was funding reduced as a result of this expenditur…
312. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the waiting time for a driving test in Dublin Bay South; and the number of applicants waiting for a test in Dublin Bay South in each of the months to date in 2026, in tabular form. [74446/26]
313. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport in light of the new Road Safety Authority, RSA, leaner permit regulations, his views on the need for a transitional exemption or extension process for long-term permit holders who are actively trying to finish their lessons, rather than a complete financial and administrative reset. [73966/26]
314. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport whether businesses that did not apply under the initial phase of the road transport support scheme, RTSS, will be eligible to apply under the recently announced phase of the scheme; if he will outline the rationale for restricting eligibility to previous applicants; and whether consideration has been given to reopening the application portal to allow new appli…