Parliamentary questions

193. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the incentives for commuters in the Wicklow-Wexford constituency (details supplied) to use rail as opposed to driving between the constituency and the capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23394/26]

194. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if Bus Éireann will look at installing toilets in Killarney bus station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23401/26]

195. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the reason Drogheda driving test centre is not yet operational; the date on which the lease was signed for the premises from which the centre is planned to operate; the date on which the lease was signed by the RSA and commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23416/26]

196. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driving test; and the number of persons waiting for a theory test, in County Cork, by test centre, in tabular form. [23423/26]

197. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test in Ballincollig and Sarsfield Road test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting for less than 3 months, for 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [23424/26]

198. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a theory test in test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting for less than 3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [23425/26]

199. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23474/26]

200. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to extend the South Kerry Greenway down to Rossbeigh Beach (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23475/26]

201. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to review a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23476/26]

202. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine a matter that concerns commuters travelling from Kerry to Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23507/26]

28. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 18 March 2026, the name of each group member of the new Road Safety Leadership group; the scheduled date in April 2026 to hold its next meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22732/26]

29. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if his Department conducted any assessment of the impact of the revised timetable for the public Service Obligation (PSO) air service between Donegal Airport and Dublin on patients travelling for cancer treatment and other essential medical appointments prior to the approval of the current schedule; if he will publish any such assessment; …

30. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the reason the NTA issued letters to 20,000 taxi drivers advising they are non-tax compliant despite a tax clearance certificate issued at the beginning of the year stating they are tax compliant. [22769/26]

31. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the balance between costs and fares to date for the rollout of the TFI Anseo project in Killarney; the amount the service generated in fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22922/26]

32. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22984/26]

33. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22985/26]

34. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23086/26]

276. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a request for a Local Link bus stop near St. Mary’s Church in Bruskey, County Cavan; if the NTA will consider introducing a stop or amending the existing C2 Local Link service to serve the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21427/26]

277. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport the status of negotiations regarding a reciprocal driver’s license exchange agreement between Ireland and various United States jurisdictions; if he will specifically address the progress made by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in its technical assessment of the licensing standards; the timeline for potential implementation of such agree…

278. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason the entire process of essential driver training must be completed from scratch without a physical copy of a UK driving licence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21458/26]

279. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been brought to the fact that only five of the thirteen daily scheduled services between Waterford and Cork on Bus Éireann’s Route 40 serve Kilmacthomas, County Waterford, that frequently these five stops are not made at all due to ‘ghost buses’ or cancelled services (details supplied); if he will take steps to r…

280. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2026; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [21481/26…

281. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his Departments expenditure on IT consultancy; the breakdown of the IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to date in 2026. [21483/26]

282. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his Department's expenditure on consultancy; the breakdown of the consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2026. [21485/26]

283. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of voluntary rescue organisations that are currently designated as a declared resource to the Irish Coastguard. [21514/26]