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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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John Brady Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
216. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on plans to bring the DART to Wicklow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32207/25]
John Brady Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
219. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to provide additional carriages on the Dublin to Wexford rail line, and if he will provide a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32210/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
237. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the East Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection Projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32466/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE staff currently working on the route option selection and preliminary business case stage of the Navan to Dublin Rail line for each year of the necessary work. [32684/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
248. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE staff who will work on the railway order application stage of the Navan to Dublin Rail line in each year of its work. [32685/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport
271. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the efforts made to progress the Navan rail line; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year to progress this project, in tabular form. [31725/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport
272. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made to progress the Western Rail Corridor; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year to progress this project, in tabular form. [31726/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport
275. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made to progress the recommendations of the all island strategic rail review; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form, to progress its recommendations. [31729/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport
277. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the first and full-year cost of operating a catering trolley on all train services where it is available, by service in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31768/25]
Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport
278. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the estimated / projected costs of all planned Luas and DART upgrades / expansions broken down by project. [31769/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
305. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of refurbishment works Iarnród Éireann carried out at Leixlip Louisa Bridge train station in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29373/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
306. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of refurbishment works Iarnród Éireann carried out at Bray and Greystones train stations in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29374/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
319. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the amount that Iarnród Éireann spent on the removal of vegetation on the Western Rail Corridor between Athenry and Claremorris in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29550/25]
Michael Cahill Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
342. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to consider reducing the length of the railway track in Killarney, County Kerry by approximately 50 metres, this would allow for direct level access to the bus station, without the €5 million plus that was quoted for the need of a foot bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29932/25]
Paula Butterly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
358. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if, given the further delays to the DART plus for Drogheda project as a result of An Bord Pleanála seeking a further extension, he will intervene and bring forward legislation to ensure it can be delivered in the shortest time possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30188/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
359. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if Dublin Port Company has made a decision to not allow Irish Rail use Alexandra Road to access Dublin Port directly for freight services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30211/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
360. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is aware of the recommendations of the rail safety investigation unit regarding a recent incident at Navan Road Parkway station where passengers were locked onto a platform due to a locked gate and had to cross the train lines on foot to exit the station; the steps being taken at this station to avoid a similar incident; and if he will ma…
Donna McGettigan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
361. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the amount that Irish Rail spent on marketing campaigns in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; the WTE staff, by job title working in marketing department of Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30296/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
363. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the impact that several recent bank holiday weekend DART closures have had on passengers visiting coastal areas and local businesses reliant on footfall for weekend trade; while it is understood that necessary works have to be carried out, if he will meet with Iarnród Eireann and other stakeholders to discuss a station-to-station repl…
Grace Boland Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
374. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the delivery of Dart Plus North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30494/25]
Grace Boland Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
378. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if the maintenance and refurbishment of train stations fall under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30500/25]
Barry Ward Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
381. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of small business groups in areas impacted by ongoing DART upgrades and repairs; if he will instruct Irish Rail and the NTA to engage with these groups to minimise the disruption caused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30532/25]
Martin Kenny Written 28 May 2025 · to Transport
92. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport whether Irish Rail will commence a train service for commuters to arrive in Sligo at 8 a.m. for work or college. [27782/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 28 May 2025 · to Transport
98. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed timeline for commissioning an independent feasibility study continuing MetroLink from the city to south-west Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27919/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 28 May 2025 · to Transport
111. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the total funding allocated for the Dublin Metro for 2026 in the expenditure projection in the Annual Progress Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28077/25]