Parliamentary questions

442. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the number, and location, of water stations in train and bus stations; if there are plans to roll these out to every station; if he can provide a timeline for this roll out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42403/26]

443. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of high collision locations in County Galway; the number of collisions that have taken place at each; and whether they were fatal or caused any injury, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42404/26]

444. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if consideration can be given to conducting a feasibility study to extend the planned N8 route from Blanchardstown Shopping Centre to the Hollystown area, in order to provide new developments with an accessible orbital bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42408/26]

445. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to extending the demand responsive Anseo service to Annacotty village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42414/26]

446. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date [42434/26]

447. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving theory test centres that do not have wheelchair access nationally; the measures being taken to ensure all centres have wheelchair access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42454/26]

448. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport Minister if commuters in County Galway will be able to use Leap cards on train services from stations like Oranmore and Athenry into Galway city, in line with ticketing systems in Cork and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42495/26]

449. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if a commuter style train service will be introduced in Galway, with additional stops in Renmore and Roscam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42497/26]

450. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 26 May 2026, whether ministerial consent took place regarding both of the CIE Superannuation Schemes in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42539/26]

451. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Tallaght/Clondalkin to city centre core bus corridors with BusConnects; the cost of the project; the funding so far provided to the NTA to deliver the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42562/26]

452. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on Dart+ Southwest; the cost of the project; the funding so far provided to the NTA to deliver the project; when will it be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42563/26]

453. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has examined the need for improved national coordination frameworks between utility providers and road authorities in relation to the scheduling and carrying out of road excavation works; whether consideration is being given to the development of national guidance, shared mapping systems or coordinated planning mech…

454. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport the cost of building a new train station in Kildangan, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42605/26]

455. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to clean up diesel spilled into the River Liffey by Irish Rail since March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42620/26]

456. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the actions being taken to address ongoing reliability and capacity issues on the 120 and X27 bus services serving Celbridge, including repeated cancellations and instances of passengers being left behind at stops (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42645/26]

457. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann will re-paint the steps leading down to platforms 2 and 3 at Howth Junction-Donaghmede DART station; and when this work will be carried out. [42652/26]

458. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether work has commenced on an updated National Aviation Policy to replace the existing 2015 policy framework; the current status of that work; the timeline for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42657/26]

459. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether a draft updated National Aviation Policy has been prepared by his Department; whether it has been circulated to Government or stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42660/26]

460. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to publish a consolidated aviation strategy addressing airport capacity, regional airports, aviation decarbonisation, sustainable aviation fuels, passenger growth and surface transport connectivity [42661/26]

461. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered a proposal for building a car park (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42742/26]

462. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered a motorway project proposal (details supplied); whether this would be feasible along sections of the M50 beside Castleknock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42743/26]

463. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of disability hackney grant applications received by the National Transport Authority in the most recent funding round, broken down by rural and urban locations; the number approved in each category; if he acknowledges that people with disabilities in rural areas face particular difficulty accessing wheelchair-accessible transpor…

464. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken by the National Transport Authority to encourage the uptake of the disability hackney grant in rural areas where wheelchair-accessible taxi services are scarce; to outline the targeted supports, outreach, or ring-fenced funding being considered to address regional imbalance; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

465. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he considers a first-come, first-served application process for the disability hackney grant to disadvantage rural applicants, particularly those with weaker broadband connectivity or limited access to professional supports; if alternative application or prioritisation models are under consideration to ensure equitable rural access; and …

466. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if the privilege ticket identity (PTI) cards used by Irish Rail workers are accepted on TFI local link buses; if they are not accepted, if he will outline the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42754/26]