547. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport where Tullamore ranks among towns currently being considered by the National Transport Authority for the future rollout of Transport For Ireland town bus services; the criteria used in determining that ranking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58172/26]
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548. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the minimum population, employment demand or other criteria applied by the National Transport Authority when determining a town is suitable for the introduction of a Transport for Ireland town bus service; how Tullamore compares against those criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58173/26]
549. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport whether funding has been identified within the National Transport Authority’s capital or current expenditure programme to facilitate the future introduction of a Transport for Ireland town bus service in Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58174/26]
550. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the towns identified for the next phase of the Transport for Ireland town bus service programme; whether Tullamore is included among those towns; the anticipated timeline for the next phase of rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58175/26]
551. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the engagement that has taken place between the National Transport Authority and Offaly County Council regarding the potential introduction of a Transport for Ireland town bus service in Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58176/26]
552. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority has undertaken passenger demand modelling for a Transport for Ireland town bus service in Tullamore, if so, the estimated annual passenger demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58177/26]
587. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport to outline, per route in the Cork city area, the percentage of journeys for which a bus was late or did not arrive in 2025 and 2026. [58587/26]
604. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the Cork BusConnects project as of July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58873/26]
610. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the annual passenger numbers, service kilometres, routes operated, and Exchequer funding provided for Bus Éireann public service obligation services and Local Link services, broken down by route and service, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [58931/26]
617. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of all penalties levied against bus providers for under performance since 2020, broken down by operator and route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58939/26]
618. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to increase fines for bus providers who do not meet their contractual obligations and targets, particularly for busses running late or not showing up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58940/26]
623. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to outline plans for deployment of electric buses that are currently in storage; the plans to buy additional buses in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58948/26]
636. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the actions which will be taken to increase capacity on bus services for commuters in Dublin North-West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59089/26]
640. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the reason the replacement CityLink Ballina to Galway bus service does not stop in Straide, as the Expressway route 52 once did; if his Department will liaise with the NTA to permit the CityLink service to add a stop on its route in Straide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59295/26]
126. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the removal of a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53833/26]
134. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on a bus service (details supplied) in County Kildare. [53131/26]
141. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on the Parnell Place Bus Station in each of the past five years. [54095/26]
143. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on BusConnects in Cork in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [54099/26]
146. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the cost of BusConnects in Cork to date. [54173/26]
149. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the number of reports of “ghost bus” incidents occurring in North Kildare in 2026; the steps being taken by his Department to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54201/26]
150. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to making all buses that travel into or through the constituency of North Kildare more frequent due to an increase in the population in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54202/26]
120. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he has seen reports confirming that a bus route (details supplied) is the most cancelled bus service in Dublin; the measures he will take to address this longstanding issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52777/26]
121. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to examine reports of overcrowding, ghost buses, extreme delays affecting bus services (details supplied) in north Dublin; the action his Department is taking to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52778/26]
127. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position of advancing improvement project works at Macroom bus station/depot, Macroom, County Cork; to provide full details and plans for the works and timeline for commencement of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52916/26]
140. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the annual passenger numbers on each Local Link route serving County Clare since the launch of the services. [53029/26]