294. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if work is under way within Irish Rail to provide a design to facilitate progression of the Athenry relief road project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11013/25]
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295. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail is sourcing additional carriages to increase capacity on existing rail services in and out of Galway train station given the severe overcrowding on rail services at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11014/25]
296. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide support to Galway County Council to purchase Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11033/25]
297. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on Cork’s light rail project; the date at which he intends to publish the preferred route and hold public consultation; to outline the delivery schedule he is currently working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11041/25]
298. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has adopted a policy or guidelines regarding the approval of applications for the transport of munitions of war on Irish-registered aircraft and through Irish airspace since the Minister has taken office; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11057/25]
299. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if all persons recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and-or said agencies. [11094/25]
300. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the reason the trailhead on a section of greenway (details supplied) is not finished; the reason it is not fully opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11096/25]
301. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending the 50% fare reduction for young adult and student Leap card holders to students who travel cross-Border to attend third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11097/25]
302. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to regulate taxi apps (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11100/25]
303. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the cost of leasing five helicopters for the Coast Guard from a company (details supplied) over a ten-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11131/25]
304. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the process for late payments for M50 toll users; if his Department will negotiate leniency for elderly drivers who do not pay on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11184/25]
305. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if a more suitable time schedule will be provided, based on customer feedback, for the TFI route which services Moneenroe to Carlow and is the subject of many complaints. [11186/25]
306. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there will be additional train services between Heuston Station and Fonthill, Kishoge and Adamstown stations; if train services will have additional carriages for peak time services due to the increasing population of these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11210/25]
307. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests conducted on a listed daily basis at Tallaght driving test centre from 1 September 2024 to 5 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11278/25]
308. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers currently available for work at Tallaght driving test centre; the number of vacancies that exist; the optimal number operating on any given day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11279/25]
309. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether he would consider introducing free public transport to people under the age of 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11287/25]
310. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided to expand active travel projects in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11294/25]
311. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if any additional funding will be provided to expand Local Link services in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11295/25]
312. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if additional 2025 funding will be provided to Meath County Council for the repair of local and regional roads due to damage caused by recent heavy rainfall and storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11414/25]
313. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the status of the extension to the northern section of the Kilkenny ring road; if he will consider giving approval to Kilkenny County Council to begin the planning of the final section of this road given the full completion of the project has been delayed by planning issues outside the control of Kilkenny County Council; if his officials will meet the counc…
314. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the National Transport Authority regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11461/25]
315. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the date on which the national change of speed limits from 50 km/h to 30 km/h; and if it applies to all public and private residential developments. [11465/25]
316. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the interdepartmental alternative fuels for transport working group is currently sitting; when it last met; when it is next scheduled to meet; the outputs or reports expected from the group, including their anticipated timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11479/25]
317. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the progress achieved by the end of 2024 on the targets to deliver at least 500,000 additional daily active travel and public transport journeys by 2030; and to achieve a 10% reduction in the number of kilometres driven by fossil fuelled cars. [11486/25]
318. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the average time taken for grid connections to be provided for new public EV charging points; the number of public EV charging points currently awaiting grid connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11487/25]