Parliamentary questions

337. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the ongoing inadequacy of the 120 bus service for residents of Derrinturn and Edenderry, County Kildare; the excessive journey times to Dublin; the accessibility and safety difficulties experienced by vulnerable passengers, including wheelchair users; whether he will engage with the NTA and Bus Éireann to examine incre…

338. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the current status and expected timeline for the rollout of contactless tap and go payment across public transport services, including Dublin Bus, Go Ahead, Luas and Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34281/26]

339. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the key factors affecting the implementation of integrated contactless payment across the public transport system; the total expenditure to date on upgrades to the Leap card and ticketing infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34282/26]

340. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department or the National Transport Authority has undertaken any comparative assessment of contactless public transport payment systems in operation in other cities, including London and other European cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34283/26]

341. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if bin and waste collection companies will be eligible to apply for the road transporters support scheme; if they are eligible, would a communication to their customer base informing them that they are increasing service subscription costs due to rising fuel costs disqualify them from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

342. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider providing night services on a bus route as an area awaits the rollout of BusConnects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34304/26]

343. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the efforts to get buses into service (details supplied); whether any of these buses are due to serve routes in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34305/26]

344. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport given the number of fatalities along the Irish coastline in recent years, whether consideration has been given to the use of drone technology to deploy lifesaving equipment, such as lifebuoys or flotation devices, to persons in distress at sea; whether drones could be strategically based at Garda stations and operated remotely from a centra…

345. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 28 April 2026, whether the Government has conducted any assessment of deploying 500 or more fixed speed cameras to match the enforcement density of Finland (1,164 cameras) or Sweden (2,487 cameras); if not, the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34322/26]

346. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport his views on the timeline associated with the pre-feasibility study for the Luas Poolbeg; if he will report on his engagement with the National Transport Authority in respect of same; the works underway in his Department to ensure funding and capacity for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34323/26]

347. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the maximum capacity of a rail service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34328/26]

348. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number train carriages operating on the Maynooth train line, per day, in each of the years 2019 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34329/26]

349. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the number of wheelchair spaces available on each Irish Rail service from Kildare train stations to Dublin Heuston station and total of non-wheelchair spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34400/26]

350. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the average number of wheelchair spaces available on all Irish Rail services compared to non-wheelchair spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34401/26]

351. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the funding for and progress of the Dart+SW; and the timeframe for when work on this much needed public transport project will commence. [34414/26]

352. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34432/26…

353. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time to receive an NCT date in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34452/26]

354. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time to receive a driving test in County Meath for the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34453/26]

355. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional buses that have been added to the fleet to serve commuters in County Meath in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34454/26]

356. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the status of the Navan rail line project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34455/26]

357. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to improve reliability and frequency of the NX (Navan to Dublin) bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34456/26]

358. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to improve bus connectivity between Meath and Dublin City Centre during peak hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34457/26]

359. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the funding that has been allocated for maintenance and improvement of regional and local roads in county Meath in the current budget year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34458/26]

360. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing additional park and ride facilities in Meath to ease congestion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34459/26]

361. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to expand and improve rural bus services under the Transport for Ireland Network in villages such as Ballivor, Longwood and Kildalkey, in county Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34460/26]