393. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending the road transport support scheme to include own account operators who incur the same fuel costs as licensed hauliers and who provide essential services to primary producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34912/26]
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114. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a service (details supplied) will receive any support under the recently announced fuel cost package; if not, the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31277/26]
129. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the current measures in place to address the price spikes that have occurred following the US and Israeli invasion of Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31151/26]
143. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider an emergency support package for taxi drivers who are seriously impacted by the current fuel price hikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31343/26]
241. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date in rolling out a local area hackney scheme; if further consideration will be given to the provision of hackney services in rural communities where it is not feasible to have a bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31771/26]
242. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the supports that will be provided towards the provision of hackney services in rural communities where it is not feasible to have a bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31772/26]
37. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently consider including large scale business and co-ops (details supplied), in the excise duty reliefs that support licensed hauliers/freight operators, agricultural/fishing contractors or bus companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31114/26]
38. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider including a company in the road transport support scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31166/26]
61. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will give favourable consideration to including a company in County Kerry in the road transport support scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31251/26]
72. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport his plans for expanding on the smart demand-responsive transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23031/26]
73. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the CIÉ pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27250/26]
46. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of a new vehicle adaptation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29122/26]
413. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the progress being made on the new vehicle adaptation scheme; the stakeholder consultation that has taken place to date regarding the scheme; the eligibility criteria that will apply to the scheme; and when the scheme will be open to drivers and passengers with a disability who are in urgent need of support. [28605/26]
415. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether additional rounds of the electric small public service vehicle grant scheme are planned for 2026 or 2027; the timeline for same; the anticipated funding for future rounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28617/26]
699. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport the status of the development of the new vehicle adaptation scheme, in view of its knock-on effects for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24993/26]
730. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on plans to develop a new vehicle adaptation scheme; if the primary medical certificate will be a part of its eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25373/26]
873. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if he has commenced the development of a scheme to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme (details supplied); the status of this work; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27222/26]
188. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action being taken by his Department to ensure the court's decision is being upheld by CIÉ and the Department, in view that the High Court found in favour of the trustees of the ‘1951 Scheme’ and found that CIÉ must fund the scheme to the statutory standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21061/26]
295. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has calculated the estimated cost of a €5,000 per vehicle scrappage scheme for private diesel cars registered before 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19395/26]
59. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he has investigated the possibility of extending free travel to all children aged 18 years-of-age or under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17423/26]
192. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Transport the status of the work underway to develop the new needs-based, grant-aided vehicle adaptation scheme intended to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; if the eligibility criteria currently linked to the primary medical certificate are being reviewed as part of this process, particularly for individuals with significant disabilities such …
227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is implementing and considering to support small transport companies who employ and train young people, given that many small operators are currently paying the full cost of training themselves while lengthy licensing processes significantly delay new drivers entering the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [119…
420. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the number of applications received in the latest round of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant scheme; if he is aware that only a small number of applicants were successful in receiving a provisional grant offer due to constraints on available funding; his plans to increase funding for wheelchair accessible vehicle grants; and if he will m…
53. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to reform the application system under the electric small public service vehicle (eSPSV25) grant scheme; and to prioritise applications based on the age of the vehicle being replaced. [10912/26]
209. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if the community involvement scheme will be open for applications in 2026; the anticipated timeline for the announcement of funding allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7496/26]