Parliamentary questions

391. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to extend the upper age limit to 72 years for drivers of all minibuses up to 16-seaters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28237/26]

392. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if bus routes S8 and S6 in Dublin have met their minimum operated kilometres standard as per their Public Service Obligation in 2025 and in 2026; and if any fines were imposed for failure to do so. [28246/26]

393. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the roll out of EV chargers in Kingscourt in County Cavan; the details and locations of these chargers, in tabular form; and his plans for the introduction of further chargers in this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28267/26]

394. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport his plans, and those of CIÉ, to increase the CIÉ pension, which has not been increased since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28318/26]

395. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider creating a national programme to address the highest-risk road sections across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28327/26]

396. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the total budget allocated for electric vehicle purchase grants in 2026; the amount committed to date; if additional Exchequer funding will be provided if demand exceeds the allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28330/26]

397. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if projections indicate that electric vehicle grant funding may be exhausted before year end; if contingency funding is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28331/26]

398. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the additional measures that are planned to support electric vehicle uptake, including grants, tax incentives and charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28333/26]

399. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the level of capital investment committed in 2026 for public EV charging infrastructure; and whether this is sufficient to meet projected demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28334/26]

400. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the ongoing delays on the Dublin-Westport rail line caused by single-track sections, particularly between Portarlington and Tullamore, resulting in trains being routinely held to allow passing services; if there are plans to upgrade or provide dual-tracking on this section of the line; the timeline for any such works; and …

401. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to improve reliability and journey times for commuters travelling from towns such as Athlone to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28434/26]

402. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department will ensure that recent excise duty cuts to the cost of petrol and diesel will be passed on to end consumers; if his Department has mechanisms to monitor whether these excise duty cuts are being passed on to end consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28436/26]

403. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles licenced in Ireland, by category in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28469/26]

404. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to urgently address the situation of increasing roads deaths in Ireland; the steps he is taking to increase enforcement; the number of individuals who have received serious injuries from all forms of traffic collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28513/26]

405. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting time for driving tests as the Killester test centre; the reason some applicants have been waiting significantly longer for a test date than the publicly listed waiting time of ten weeks; the efforts being made to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28524/26]

406. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the absence of a direct public bus service to Dublin Airport for residents of Fairview, Clontarf, Marino, Raheny and the surrounding north Dublin coastal areas; that many residents currently must travel into Dublin city centre to get a bus service or rely on costly taxi services in order to access the airport; if the Nat…

407. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the mechanism that exist to ensure dangerous roads are reviewed and redesigned after crashes or public reports of danger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28550/26]

408. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport in light of the 190 road fatalities in 2025, and the continued surge in deaths recorded in early 2026, if he will provide a definitive update on his Department's assessment of establishing a statutory road safety commissioner; if this officeholder would be granted the specific legal authority and budget required to unify the currently diffu…

409. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of difficulties faced by morning commuters using Bus Éireann Route 419 (Galway-Clifden), particularly those boarding in Moycullen (details supplied); whether consideration has been given by the National Transport Authority, as part of its review of the PSO service, to aligning the first weekday departure serving Moycullen wi…

410. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on Louth County Council's application for €3.6 million in emergency storm damage funding submitted in February 2026, in light of the fact that the council has already carried out substantial resurfacing and repair works without any additional allocation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

411. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 26 March 2026, when the RSA is due to report in respect of the assessment process for a licence exchange agreement; and if that report will be laid before the House. [28597/26]

412. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for requiring repeated medical certification under the NDLS driver licencing process for individuals with clearly documented permanent physical disabilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28599/26]

413. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the progress being made on the new vehicle adaptation scheme; the stakeholder consultation that has taken place to date regarding the scheme; the eligibility criteria that will apply to the scheme; and when the scheme will be open to drivers and passengers with a disability who are in urgent need of support. [28605/2…

414. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of vehicles supported under the electric small public service vehicle grant scheme in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively; the total funding allocated and drawn down in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28616/26]

415. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether additional rounds of the electric small public service vehicle grant scheme are planned for 2026 or 2027; the timeline for same; the anticipated funding for future rounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28617/26]