Parliamentary questions

241. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the number of landowners nationwide who have trees which are non-commercial plantations impacted by ash dieback adjacent to public roads; if he has assessed the associated potential risk to road safety; if he will consider a scheme to help landowners with the cost of removal of these impacted trees; and if he will make a …

242. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport when retired CIÉ workers will receive the payment due to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1396/25]

243. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the criteria for installation of ‘cat’s eyes’ on rural roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1402/25]

244. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has concerns related to difficulties caused by high-intensity LED headlights on new cars for oncoming drivers; if this matter has been discussed with the European Commission which is responsible for regulation of this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1403/25]

245. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers are needed to reach a full complement in both Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus; and the number of mechanics needed to reach a full complement for these companies. [1415/25]

246. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with Bus Éireann regarding that company’s rule that prevents drivers over 70 years of age from driving school buses, considering that this rule often results in the cancellation of school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1442/25]

247. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of collisions involving e-scooters in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1449/25]

248. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport to review correspondence regarding the new Bus Eireann route 30 timetable (details supplied); if he will have the changes to the new timetable reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1450/25]

249. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delays for those waiting to take their driving test (details supplied); the reason for these delays; and if his Department will take steps to ensure that waiting times are reduced. [1462/25]

250. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport regarding a person who had a full Irish driving licence which became lost (details supplied), if he agrees that this person should receive a replacement licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1487/25]

251. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers currently in training; and the current deficit in Bus Éireann in Cork. [1502/25]

252. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether reduced timetables in Cork have increased reliability of buses; and when full timetables will return. [1503/25]

253. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the details of all capital projects currently progressing under the Irish Coast Guard building programme. [1508/25]

254. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the details of the level of investment in capital works undertaken at each Coast Guard station throughout the country over the past ten years. [1510/25]

255. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if active travel funding has been sought for enhanced pedestrian facilities along the R336 at locations (details supplied). [1512/25]

256. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if, as part of the bus shelter enhancement programme, suitable locations had been agreed and funding provided for the provision of bus shelters in Bearna and in An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe. [1514/25]

257. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to ensure that noise level limits for car exhausts are adhered to; to outline the current process for monitoring adherence; if his Department has any further plans or proposals to address the continued flouting of these limits by some motorists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1531/25]

258. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if a driving retest for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting 14 weeks for a driving test, will be expedited, as the person is a trainee teacher and needs their car to commence placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1538/25]

259. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if adequate additional resources will be provided to local authorities to enable them carry out essential road gritting works on all local and national routes during extreme weather conditions as experienced recently (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1539/25]

260. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if the phase 3 design and preliminary business case for the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway has been submitted; and the timeframe for the assessment of the preliminary business case. [1554/25]

261. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if he will support Galway County Council in making a formal request to An Bord Pleanála to modify the planning consent conditions in order to remove the requirement for the National Parks and Wildlife Service agreement of method statements for the improvement works on the N59 in County Galway from Bunnakill to Claremount. [1555/25]

262. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if the improvement works on the N84 Galway to Curraghmore have progressed to phase 2 options [1556/25]

263. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the status of the progression of Claregalway traffic calming and pavement restoration works in County Galway. [1558/25]

264. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the status of the progression of the phase 0 strategic assessment report for the development of a relief road in Claregalway, County Galway. [1559/25]

265. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide financial support to the road haulage sector to compensate for significant losses occasioned by storm damage to Holyhead Port in December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1563/25]