Parliamentary questions

147. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the bus routes that operate in Dublin mid-west; the routes that are operated by Dublin Bus; the routes that are operated by a company (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5350/25]

148. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the fines for service failures over the past three years for Dublin Bus and a company (details supplied); the reasons and rationale for deciding these fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5352/25]

149. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of cancellations of W2, W4 and W6 buses since the routes were rolled out; the resulting fines associated with these cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5353/25]

150. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of ‘lost trips’ per month from June 2024 on services operated by a company (details supplied) in Dublin west including the W4, L52, 236, 238 and 270 in comparison to the overall number of trips on the timetable for each route, and as a percentage of overall services per route. [5366/25]

151. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport for a full update regarding a new access point to Connolly station in the context of the DART+ west project; if it is envisaged that work will be complete in advance of DART+ west line works. [5377/25]

152. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the crisis situation regarding the condition of County Wexford’s local secondary and tertiary roads network, which are among the worst in the country (details supplied); his plans to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5385/25]

153. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport when 90-minute fares will be introduced in Cork. [5408/25]

154. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the current status of the BusConnects Limerick project, including the specific timelines for its delivery, given that approximately half of the primary and secondary schools in Limerick city west currently lack any bus service; and if he can provide a commitment to prioritising public transport funding to expedite the imple…

155. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide information on the possibility of developing a bus route to run between Ringaskiddy and Crosshaven, County Cork, to benefit school students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5428/25]

156. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 6 February 2025, if he will request a written report from the NTA in relation to the ghost busses on the S4 bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5453/25]

101. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the number of serious road collisions in Ireland in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form, stating if there were any fatalities, whether speed was a factor, and if so, if the speed was in excess of the speed limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4857/25]

102. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total allocation for roads nationwide for each of the past five years; and the allocation for 2025. [4867/25]

103. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if all driver theory test centres are fully equipped and accessible for those who are living with dyslexia and have difficulty with written questions; if any theory test centres are temporarily or permanently without the necessary equipment to accommodate those who struggle with written questions; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

104. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the annual payment by his Department to the climate action fund scheme, as required by virtue Circular 01/2020 (D/PER), broken down by trip, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [4966/25]

105. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to the provision of a NCT centre in Kilrush, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4979/25]

106. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated to the NTA for the rollout of Bus Connects in Limerick for 2025; the timeline for the roll out of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4995/25]

107. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5006/25]

108. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Study (details supplied). [5055/25]

109. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has given any commitment to construct the Thurles inner relief road. [5058/25]

110. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delays and cancellations affecting bus services (details supplied); the way he will address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5171/25]

111. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to increase the frequency of late-night DART services in Dublin. [5172/25]

112. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the reason a public transport service is not being considered for the people of Ardattin, County Carlow to Carlow town and Tullow; when the Government is committed to reducing emissions and the use of fossil fuels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5178/25]

113. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport to add another tag on tag-off unit at Broombridge to enable a speedier transition of people who are coming on the Maynooth line and transitioning to the LUAS line. [5180/25]

125. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the plans to facilitate home charging of electric vehicles where a property fronts onto a public footpath (details supplied). [3962/25]

126. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the issue of recognising qualifications, including the radio operators certificate, awarded by an organisation (details supplied), which are widely recognised in other jurisdictions, and are required for an owner to obtain a boat’s MMSI number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4274/25]