Parliamentary questions

694. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether he will introduce a pre-verification system allowing candidates to upload insurance documents in advance of their test. [24842/26]

695. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann will carry out the following works (details supplied) at Howth Junction/Donaghmede Dart Station; if so, when will this work commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24893/26]

696. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann will carry out works this year at (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24894/26]

697. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if he will allocate an emergency roads fund to Counties Wexford and Wicklow to address the significant roads damage caused by recent weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24908/26]

698. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the efforts being taken by his Department to advance the establishment of reciprocal driving licence agreements with the United States of America; the specific States the Department has engaged with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24992/26]

699. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport the status of the development of the new vehicle adaptation scheme, in view of its knock-on effects for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24993/26]

700. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the number of civil and public servants in his Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy, or digital skills in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25042/26]

701. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if TFI Local Link will provide a door-to-door service for people with disabilities who are unable to travel to a local pick-up point in nearest village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25079/26]

702. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if the previous schedule for Donegal-Dublin PSO flights which is relied on by those undergoing medical treatment will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25080/26]

703. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport if he will intervene in relation to the announcement that Bus Éireann plans to withdraw the Expressway route 4 service between Waterford and Dublin/Dublin Airport from May 2026, cutting off and isolating rural villages and towns in Carlow Kilkenny with a view to getting this bus service to continue; and if he will make a statement on…

704. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request the NTA to give favourable consideration to increasing Local Link services to a rural, remote communities in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25166/26]

705. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request the National Transport Authority (NTA) to give favourable consideration to linking Glencar (details supplied) to and from Glenbeigh, Dromid, Gap of Dunloe, Killarney, Kenmare and Cahersiveen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25167/26]

706. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request the National Transport Authority to acknowledge the tremendous work carried out by Local Link Kerry and provide the necessary funding to allow them to provide additional important new routes throughout the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25168/26]

707. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if there is any statutory minimum age requirement for a person in control of a horse-drawn vehicle on a public road. [25170/26]

708. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which horse-drawn vehicles fall within the scope of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and subsequent road traffic legislation. [25171/26]

709. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the offences that currently apply where a horse-drawn vehicle is used in a dangerous manner on a public road. [25172/26]

710. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the use of sulkies on public roads is lawful and; if so, under what conditions or restrictions. [25173/26]

711. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if any national guidelines or regulations exist governing the use of sulkies on public roads. [25174/26]

712. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the powers that are available to An Garda Síochána to stop, seize or otherwise intervene in the use of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads. [25175/26]

713. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether An Garda Síochána have specific powers to intervene where a minor is in control of a horse-drawn vehicle on a public road. [25176/26]

714. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has undertaken, or intends to undertake, a review of the legislative framework governing the use of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads. [25178/26]

715. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to the introduction of a minimum age and/or competency requirement for persons in control of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads. [25179/26]

716. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to the introduction of a licensing or permitting system for individuals in control of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads. [25180/26]

717. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing a clear national statutory framework to regulate the use of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads, reducing reliance on local authority bye-laws under the Control of Horses Act 1996. [25181/26]

718. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department took to engage with Bus Éireann in relation to their review of Expressway service routes following the Minister receiving a letter in September 2025 from the chair of the CIÉ group informing the Minister of this review; whether his Department is planning to intervene to reverse the cancellation of Expressway route…