28. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of residents and community organisations in Shankill regarding the BusConnects project and the impact it will have on Shankill village and the surrounding area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22409/25]
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32. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the way in which he intends to improve public bus transport across Meath, particularly the 103, 105 and 109 services; the date on which the new fair structures for public bus services will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22817/25]
36. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if any additional funding will be provided to expand Local Link services in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22797/25]
65. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport his plans for an improvement of bus infrastructure in Limerick city, appreciating the lack of such infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22419/25]
81. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of plans in relation to a reduced bus service serving the communities of Bluebell and Inchicore; if he will instruct the Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair to meet with the affected communities to take their concerns on board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11796/25]
248. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted or commissioned a value for money assessment or audit of the performance of PSO buses purchased over recent years, particularly with respect to reports that some buses may have proven not to be fit for purpose and are now in storage and not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22919/25]
252. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 29 April 2025, to provide details on the customer demand criteria used by Dublin Bus in its service review process; whether this category refers solely to demand on existing services, or if it also includes demand for non-existing services, such as new routes or additional services on current routes; and if he will m…
270. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the procurement of the electrification of bus depots to allow for the rollout of the b-spine under the BusConnects plan in Q2 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23098/25]
51. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport the amount by which a child’s fare from Balbriggan to Dublin Connolly has increased following the new zonal adjustments introduced 28 April 2025 under the National Fares Strategy; the amount by which a child’s fare from Skerries to Dublin Connolly has increased following the new zonal adjustments under the National Fares Strategy; what this increase is for c…
97. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has investigated the costs associated with bringing all private bus routes back into operation by publicly owned agencies such as Bus Éireann or Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22795/25]
193. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if the delay in establishing Oireachtas committees has had any impact on the approval of funding for new Local Link bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21953/25]
194. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if his Department if aware of an application for funding approval for a Local Link bus service between Portlaw and Dungarvan in County Waterford, and the status of this application. [21954/25]
195. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority regarding the outsourcing of bus services to private operators where there is capacity for Bus Éireann to provide the service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21961/25]
377. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe for the delivery of the western Dublin orbital route. [18901/25]
389. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on funding for the west Dublin orbital route. [19114/25]
416. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the status of the installation of the next generation automatic vehicle location system on existing bus services in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19654/25]
417. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the status of the installation of the next generation automatic vehicle location system on bus services nationally in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19655/25]
418. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the electrification of bus depots required to support the operational readiness for the rollout of the BusConnects B-Spine in Quarter 2 of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19656/25]
419. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus depots in Dublin; to provide an update on the electrification of bus depots in Dublin; to list the depots that have been fully electrified, those currently undergoing electrification and those where electrification has yet to commence; the expected timeline for the completion of electrification at each depot; and if he will make a statement on…
420. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for the original timelines given on the electrification of bus depots in Dublin and all reasons for the delay in meeting those original timelines [19658/25]
422. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to outline the criteria used by the National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus to determine the routes prioritised for the deployment of additional buses in response to capacity needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19660/25]
423. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide data on the number of so-called ‘ghost buses’, ‘mystery buses’, and ‘disappearing buses’ reported on the 37 and 38 Dublin Bus routes from January 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19661/25]
424. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses, electric, hybrid, petrol/diesel or any other type of bus, that have been added to the Dublin Bus fleet in the years 2019 to 2025, in tabular form. [19662/25]
425. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses currently awaiting deployment to new depots in Dublin; the number of these that are delayed due to delays in the electrification of the relevant depots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19663/25]
433. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if an analysis has been done as to the reason for the appearance and disappearance of scheduled buses on the TFI apps and bus stop information boards on the Dublin bus routes; to identify which routes are worst for it; how to address this frustrating issue which is causing workers to be late regularly to work, others to miss hospital appointments, or chil…