Parliamentary questions

395. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities in each of the years 2016 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39394/26]

396. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the CPO's to be carried out for the delivery of DART+ West; the timeline for the CPOs to be undertaken, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39433/26]

397. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the number of motorcycle related fatalities recorded in 2025 and to date 2026; if incidents involving pedestrians where motorcycles were a contributing factor are recorded separately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39497/26]

398. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of motorcycle related fatalities relative to other categories of road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39498/26]

399. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if the RSA has contracted a university (details supplied) to undertake a survey into truck driving in Ireland; the reason a British university has been contracted to do the survey; if it is the case that 50% of those surveyed must have had to have a driving offence in the last five years; and if so if this will skew or bias the results of …

400. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport if there are any agreements for cross-Border travel between transport services in this State and the North of Ireland regarding the use of public travel cards; if Leap cards, iLink cards, or other public transport smart cards are recognised in all 32 counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39712/26]

401. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the commencement of the review of the Galway Metropolitan Transport Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39899/26]

402. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the specific measures taken to date towards the implementation of the new Galway bus network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39900/26]

403. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the budget for public transport operations provided to the National Transport Authority for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39901/26]

404. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the development of a new 'Connecting Ireland, Rural Mobility Plan'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39902/26]

405. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport to pause BVLOS operation licences in Cork and Dublin pending the publication of the draft code from the working group on UAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39916/26]

406. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the current status and expected timeline for progressing the proposal in the All-Island Strategic Rail Review to install a curve at Limerick Junction to enable trains travelling on the Cork-Dublin line to connect with the Limerick-Waterford line; whether this project has been subject to any feasibility, design, appraisal or cost-benefit…

407. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated to Tipperary County Council under active travel schemes in each year from 2020 to date; the projects funded; the amount drawn down in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39924/26]

408. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications received from Tipperary County Council under the low-cost safety improvement scheme in each of the past five years; the number approved; the locations funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39925/26]

409. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the cut-off point of 16 hours of lectures/class time per week for eligibility of the student Leap card is appropriate, given that additional reading hours often amount to up to 40 hours per week in many courses, and given that the purpose of the student Leap card is to reduce financial burdens on all students; and i…

410. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he would consider the extension of eligibility of the student Leap card to part-time students. [39938/26]

411. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of motor insurance companies refusing to recognise foreign driving license exchange receipts issued by the NDLS as proof of a driver’s qualification for the purpose of insurance cover; whether insurance companies are required to accept these receipts as proof of qualification in law; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

412. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport to consider the inclusion of Portlaoise Train Station in the Dublin commuter fare zone structure, either by extending Zone 4 or by creating a new Zone 5 for Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40050/26]

413. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to examine the feasibility of transitioning the public transport network to a 24/7 service, including rail infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40047/26]

414. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the establishment of a public transport security force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40043/26]

415. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles clamped at Irish Rail station car parks in Drogheda and Dundalk in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40049/26]

416. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority or Iarnród Éireann will review early morning rail services between Athenry and Galway in light of concerns that existing timetables do not adequately cater for commuters with work start times of 07:00 or 08:00; whether consideration is being given to introducing an additional early morning commuter s…

417. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport whether Iarnród Éireann or the National Transport Authority have undertaken any review of fare structures on the Athenry-Galway rail line in light of concerns regarding disparities between fares charged to commuters on regional rail services and those charged on comparable commuter journeys within the Dublin area; whether consideration is b…

418. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he will amend the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 to include Louth for the purpose of sustainable transport planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40088/26]

419. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to provide the details of his precise functions in respect of the planning and resourcing of new rail stations outside of the greater Dublin area; if he accepts the position of the NTA as outlined in correspondence to this Deputy (details supplied) that the matter of the planning and development of a case for a new rail station in north Droghed…