Parliamentary questions

213. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the progression of approval gate two for the Luas Finglas project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40819/26]

214. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the pre-qualification questionnaire for the Luas Finglas project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40820/26]

215. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport when the NTA envisages funding being made available to Louth County Council to fund the already planned active travel schemes in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40823/26]

216. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to provide funding to the National Transport Authority for the Dart+ south-west project; and if it his intention to do so earlier than the 2030 date indicated by him last November. [40838/26]

217. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the total capital and current expenditure cost of the entire Dublin Bus Connects network redesign; the total capital and expenditure provided to date with detail of those elements of Bus Connects that this has allowed to progress; to indicate the capital and current expenditure for Dublin Bus Connects that has not yet been provided with det…

218. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the funding approval for the Tallaght-Clondalkin-City Centre element of the Dublin Bus Connects network redesign. [40840/26]

219. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the National Transport Authority produce a draft BusConnects network redesign for the Clonburris-Adamstown-Kilcarberry Grange area, where there has been increased residential development in recent years and for the authority to undertake a public consultation on their proposals and further for the Minister to give a commi…

220. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the areas of his Department's expenditure that will be reduced in order to comply with the imposition of an expenditure levy for 2027 (details supplied); the impact this expenditure levy will have on the funding of new transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40885/26]

221. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the number of public electric vehicle chargers in operation in each county in each of the years 2020 to date, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/26]

222. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the target numbers for public electric vehicle chargers for each county in each of the years 2020 to 2030, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40916/26]

223. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand public transport serving the Kildare south area over the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40934/26]

224. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the five arm junction project in Finglas village, including a timeline. [40960/26]

225. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Jamestown roundabout scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40961/26]

226. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delays in the processing of applications to exchange foreign driving licences, which can take from one to three months; the reasons for the delays; the number of applications currently awaiting processing; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40962/26]

227. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for delivery of the Bus Connects Galway Network Redesign; when the proposed Oranmore–Galway bus service will be introduced; whether a direct service from Oranmore village to Galway city centre will be provided rather than routing via Parkmore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40982/26]

228. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if Leap card ticketing will be extended to the Oranmore–Galway rail service; the reason this service is not currently included in the Leap card system, in contrast to similar commuter routes in Dublin and Cork; his plans to introduce integrated ticketing on this route; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

229. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail has plans to increase capacity on peak morning services between Oranmore and Galway city; specifically, the 8am service, in light of reported overcrowding; whether additional carriages will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40984/26]

230. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has received, or anticipates receiving, a formal information request from the European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport in connection with complaint (details supplied); the steps being taken to ensure his Department’s response accurately and fully reflects its obligations as a prescribed p…

231. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if the designated person for protected disclosures in his Department has issued a formal determination on prima facie evidence submitted in December 2025 and January 2026 in connection with OPDC referral (details supplied); if not, the reasons for the absence of such determination and the timeline for its issue; and if he will make a st…

232. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered a roll-out of the safe routes to school initiative to all schools as opposed to the onerous grant application; if he has considered the expansion to secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40990/26]

233. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to deal with antisocial behaviour on the public transport network; if he is aware of an incident (details supplied), which reportedly occurred on the DART involving a group of youths attacking a young man who subsequently required hospital treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41101/26]

234. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite a case in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41217/26]

235. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite a case in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41218/26]

236. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the current legal status of motorised bicycles, including e-bikes and electric scooters, under Irish road traffic legislation; whether any regulatory framework is planned or under development to govern the use of such vehicles on public roads, cycle lanes, and footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41295/26]

237. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned any safety assessment of motorised bicycles and e-scooters currently available for purchase in Ireland; whether there are concerns regarding the sale of vehicles that exceed the EU-permitted 25 km/h assisted speed limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41297/26]