Parliamentary questions

216. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1076/25]

217. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action he is taking to reduce the waiting time for driving re-test appointments at a test centre (details supplied), in view that re-test appointments are extending beyond the ten-week wait period to 15 to 19 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1089/25]

218. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of delayed departure and arrival times for the Bus Éireann Expressway routes (details supplied) for each month in 2024; the reason for each delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1092/25]

219. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the wheelchair-accessible taxi grant scheme portal’s technical failure which left many applicants unable to apply for the grant; if he will ensure that drivers who were unable to access the scheme this time are prioritised in the next round of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1093/25]

220. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the measures that are in place to prevent potential exploitation of the wheelchair-accessible taxi grant scheme by rental firms, which would prevent other drivers from owning their own taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1094/25]

221. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to outline the regulations in relation to headlight glare; if his Department has undertaken studies on LED headlight glare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1101/25]

222. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason that Bus Eireann does not accept the official United Kingdom government criminal record check when vetting applications for new drivers, instead requiring that a criminal record check be provided by a private company based in the Isle of Man; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1102/25]

223. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1107/25]

224. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport what actions his Department or the RSA are taking in order to reduce the backlog in waiting times for drivers who are booking a re-test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1125/25]

225. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport regarding his Department's safe routes to school funding, if he will outline the grounds on which a school (details supplied) was turned down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1146/25]

226. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken, or are under consideration, for making use of public sector car parking areas for electric vehicle charging. [1149/25]

227. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the steps that will be taken to ensure that all transport authorities prioritise active travel modes in developing, providing and managing transport infrastructure. [1152/25]

228. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport the provisions in place to seek compensation from an airline where a person had to travel for serious family reasons at short notice, where the return flights were booked through a third-party operator and where the person in question had to bring the return date forward, as per aforementioned serious family reasons; and if he will make …

229. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on a case (details supplied); what recourse is open to the individual; how common NCT certification withdrawals are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1201/25]

230. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on a railway crossing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1205/25]

231. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a roundabout will be installed at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1241/25]

232. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the pre-determined number of applications for the January 2025 round of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant 2025; the time the portal closed at on 6 January 2025 when the pre-determined number of applications were received; the amount of funding that was available in this round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1245/25]

233. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to outline all grant and financial support options available to taxi drivers for wheelchair accessible vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1246/25]

234. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the reason an application by a person (details supplied) for the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant 2025 was rejected; and if this will be reviewed. [1247/25]

235. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport whether private ambulances are permitted to enter the tarmac at Dublin Airport to collect patients from air ambulances; if not, why this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1262/25]

236. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he has received a report in relation to progress on camera enforcement of road traffic laws; if not, if such a report has been commissioned by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1280/25]

237. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the options available to residents with shared parking facilities to obtain an electric vehicle charging point; the grants available from the SEAI to assist in this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1290/25]

238. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport to outline the options available to apartment residents to obtain an electric vehicle charging point; the grants available from the SEAI to assist in this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1300/25]

239. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking to curb the problem of illegal taxis operating throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1318/25]

240. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has had any engagement with a company (details supplied) regarding the recent announcement of new routes to Dakhla in occupied Western Sahara and the inaccurate description of that city being in Moroccan territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1362/25]