Parliamentary questions

36. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider putting bus shelters on the 323 bus route that runs through north Tipperary. [3812/25]

37. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if a report can be furnished from Go-Ahead Ireland bus service in relation to the S4 bus route, where the provider has acknowledged that this route has experienced service frequency issues, and if the report can detail the extent of those issues over the last number of months to today’s date; if he can request that this report includes pr…

38. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport what provision is being made for those who had their driving tests cancelled during the red weather alert during Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3894/25]

39. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to address the backlog in people waiting to take driving tests. [3897/25]

40. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the actions that have been taken in the past 12 months to improve waiting times for driving tests. [3898/25]

41. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on the current waiting times for each driving test centre, including the number of people waiting for tests and waiting to be invited to apply for a test, and monthly break down, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3899/25]

42. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress of a road project in Cork (details supplied); and the measures being taken to ensure that the project remains on track moving forward. [3903/25]

43. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if urgent action can be taken to improve the ferry service between locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3905/25]

134. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the number of requests to his Department that were granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have were refused. [2499/25]

135. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport if a review into the road safety along Luffany/Slieverue/Rhu Glenn has taken place, due to the high number of road traffic fatalities on this stretch of road; if a review has not been conducted, whether he will instruct Transport Infrastructure Ireland to carry out a road safety review to assess the measures that can be put in pl…

136. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the details of the Local Link services currently available in Meath; and to outline plans for additional routes or an expansion of this service. [2165/25]

137. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will give a commitment guaranteeing that the public service obligation will be maintained for the duration of this Government term, in the event that the present airline should cancel at Kerry Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2174/25]

138. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to continue the regional airport programme, which expires in 2025, as it ensures the viability of regional airports, such as Kerry Airport at Farranfore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2175/25]

139. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the further steps that can be taken by his Department to attract international routes and flights to regional airports such as Kerry Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2176/25]

140. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport if the funding provided to county councils for road gritting is restricted solely to regional and national roads. [2183/25]

141. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport the contingency measures his Department has in place to ensure that funding is provided for council municipal districts such as the Edenderry local electoral area in Offaly, which has no national roads and therefore does not meet the criteria for additional funding from central Government for essential road safety services during yello…

142. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport for a definitive update on the northern distributor road, Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/25]

143. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the construction of the proposed motorway between Limerick and Cork; the projected date it will be open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2213/25]

144. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the delays in driver testing centres across the country; the measures being taken to address these delays; the budgetary measures being taken in this regard; to further explain the reasons there are no job vacancies for RSA driving instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2215/25]

145. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the delays for first tests and for retests at the Dún Laoghaire test centre; the reasons for the delays; the measures being taken locally to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2216/25]

146. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand the public bike scheme in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2222/25]

147. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the project to upgrade the R624 Cobh Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2249/25]

148. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport to clarify the Transport Infrastructure Ireland policy of functioning of lights on the M1 motorway; and the rationale for having so many lights turned off in the dark considering the need to improve road safety. [2265/25]

149. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the inclusion of Drogheda in the Dublin commuter zone; and when commuters living in Drogheda, south Louth and east Meath will be able to avail of lower rail fares within this zone. [2286/25]

150. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update regarding the NTA’s intentions for bus services in Galway city (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2303/25]