Parliamentary questions

38. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the TFI one-year pilot programme serving Achill Island and the Curraun Peninsula; to provide data available on passenger numbers, and the feedback received from passengers on both the service and the functioning of the TFI Anseo app. [46218/26]

39. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if there will be a successor strategy to the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46219/26]

40. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide a sustainability payment for all landowners along the south Kerry greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46226/26]

41. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a matter (details supplied); when the technical issue will be resolved; the measures being taken to ensure it does not reoccur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46288/26]

42. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the plans for the Dublin Bus 14 route; when he anticipates any changes taking effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46359/26]

43. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether weekend DART services to Howth may be increased in frequency for the summer period to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46360/26]

271. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will require petrol/diesel cars that are being scrapped under the ICE2EV scheme to have a valid NCT certificate; if so, the logic for this provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45011/26]

272. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his plans for grant supports for second hand EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45023/26]

273. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the targeted measures he is taking to make EVs accessible to low and middle-income households excluding the newly introduced scrappage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45024/26]

274. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the metrics he is using to determine whether the newly introduced scrappage scheme will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45025/26]

275. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the action he and his Department has taken regarding petitioning the British Government to abolish the levy placed on hauliers in the State who use the roads in Northern Ireland; his views on the way in which this disadvantages hauliers, particularly those based in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45038/26]

276. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views on the National Safety Camera Strategy; the number of safety cameras the Government will install per year as part of this strategy; where will they be located; if this has not been determined, the reasons; and the timeline for publication. [45040/26]

277. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the total service volume of each driving test centre, in tabular form. [45041/26]

278. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns about the newly introduced scrappage scheme regarding its operation on a 'first come first served' basis; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45070/26]

279. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport his views on the Bus Éireann 103 service linking Ratoath, Ashbourne and Dublin city (details supplied). [45071/26]

280. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on media campaigns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45077/26]

281. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to ongoing issues being experienced by bus users on the 101 and 101X; if he understands that these issues have arisen due to a number of vehicles off the road for maintenance; if he can provide details of any measures to address this deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45100/26]

282. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to ongoing issues being experienced by users of the 103 bus; if his attention has been drawn to bus cancellations that are now occurring multiple times each day; if his attention has been drawn to when a scheduled service fails to operate, the following bus is frequently overcrowded and often unable to sto…

283. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to reports that Transport for Ireland is allowing public bus services to decline while increasing reliance on private operators; if his attention has been drawn to that across the country, many Local Link services are now operated by private companies; if he understands the resulting concerns of these driv…

284. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport the mechanisms in place to monitor and evaluate the frequency and quality of service on a given bus line, in particular the 103, 101 and 101X; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45103/26]

285. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite payments to landowners where agreements have been reached on the south Kerry greenway; expedite all outstanding agreements in regard to accommodation works and compensation with all the remaining landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45122/26]

286. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to make a special, specific, significant annual grant available to the Ring of Kerry road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45123/26]

287. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment in March, April and May 2026, by driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45140/26]

288. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of permanent driver testers in each driving test centre; and the current average waiting time in each car test centre for a learner driver to receive an invitation from the RSA to apply to sit their driving test. [45141/26]

289. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the progress made to date by the RSA to update the 12 IT systems required for the new learner driver regulations coming into effect on 1 November 2026. [45142/26]