149. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the review of the disabled parking scheme. [72443/26]
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302. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the development of the vehicle adaptation scheme; when the details of this scheme will be published; and when the scheme will be open for applications. [68734/26]
222. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the actions he is taking to ensure that all public transport is fully accessible for people with disabilities. [66652/26]
310. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s consideration of the enforcement of disability parking spaces in privately owned car parks or on any potential legislative or regulatory pathways to address the current gap. [60972/26]
320. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether private car park operators are under any legal, planning, licensing or regulatory obligation to provide parking for bicycles, ebikes, scooters, mopeds or motorcycles; whether operators are legally entitled to exclude these users (details supplied); the evidence or policy rationale for car parking to be prioritised while lower-emission space-efficient t…
321. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government intends to introduce legislation, planning requirements, licensing conditions, or insurance guidance to ensure that private car parks cannot refuse bicycles and motorcycles without a clear, evidence-based justification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61127/26]
367. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to report on progress to meet commitments under the national human rights strategy for disabled people; the measures taken since the strategy was introduced; the key metrics identified to measure progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter [60751/26]
585. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed funding envelope for the vehicle adaptation scheme (VAS) will be an additional fund under the budgetary process, distinct from the funding allocated for disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; the proposed maximum grant under VAS; whether motor tax, fuel grant and toll exemptions will be included for VAS recipients; whether supports for…
45. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to increase wheelchair access in the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52055/26]
46. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the level of engagement between the NTA, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus regarding the design and purchase of new vehicles, particularly on increasing wheelchair access and spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52056/26]
208. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated total cost of abolishing fees for disabled persons’ parking cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51339/26]
242. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to outline the supports to private bus companies to make buses more accessible to those with disabilities; if there are planned improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48624/26]
161. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether there is any ongoing review of the disabled parking scheme; whether his Department is currently reviewing the disabilities which will be eligible to receive a disabled parking permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46990/26]
163. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is undertaking to improve enforcement surrounding the misuse of disabled parking permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46992/26]
135. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of the new needs-based, grant-aided vehicle adaptation scheme intended to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; what expansion of eligibility criteria currently linked to the primary medical certificate are being reviewed as part of this process, particularly for individuals with significant disabilities s…
236. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if a review of the wheelchair accessible service on the Rosslare to Dublin train line, and Bus Éireann route, will be carried out following a person unable to travel on the 11 June 2026 due to lack of proper provisions in place. [46444/26]
294. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the development of the new vehicle adaptation scheme; the disability stakeholders his Department is engaging with in relation to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45227/26]
495. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide his Department’s eligibility criteria that a person must meet in order to receive a disabled parking permit under the disabled parking scheme; if he could provide a copy of any document outlining these eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43518/26]
362. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport the current vehicles that are eligible for the disability toll exemption scheme; if his Department is giving any consideration to adding private vehicles where the passenger has a physical or mental disability to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34479/26]
334. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the criteria by which he ensures vehicles availing of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant scheme are genuinely and to the greatest extent possible universally accessible to wheelchair users; if his attention has been drawn to a particular vehicle type (details supplied) whose rear-loading configuration severely limits accessibility; his plans to ensure that…
335. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure only drivers who have successfully completed the approved wheelchair manual handling course be permitted to drive, operate, lease, or otherwise use a wheelchair accessible vehicle under the WAV licence scheme to ensure these vehicles are operated by drivers properly trained to assist wheelchair users safely and respectfully; and if he will m…
191. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the options which are available for people with disabilities who live in areas without TFI bus services, and who are not eligible for a car-adapting grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69181/25]
95. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct Transport Infrastructure Ireland to review the 2020 changes to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (toll exemption) scheme, particularly the withdrawal of toll exemption discs previously granted on a goodwill basis to registered charities that provide essential daily transport for adults with severe autism and intellectual disabilities…