195. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the current capacity limits of the M50; the frequency with which incidents lead to full or partial gridlock; and the contingency measures that are in place when major collisions occur. [33518/26]
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196. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport when the M50 was originally designed and commissioned as an outer ring road; the population and traffic projections that underpinned that design; and whether those assumptions remain valid today. [33519/26]
197. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has assessed the strategic case for an additional outer ring road around Dublin; and if so, to outline the findings of any such assessments. [33520/26]
198. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the plans, route options or feasibility studies for a Dublin outer ring road that currently exist; when they were last reviewed; and the reason they have not progressed to delivery. [33521/26]
199. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of heavy goods vehicles and non-Dublin bound traffic that currently use the M50; and the measures being considered to divert unnecessary through traffic away from it. [33522/26]
200. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has examined the impact of M50 tolling on traffic volumes; and whether local and regional traffic is discouraged from alternative routes and thereby concentrated onto the M50. [33523/26]
201. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the economic cost of M50 congestion, including delays to commuters, freight, and emergency responses; and whether this has been updated in recent years. [33524/26]
202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the engagement that has taken place with local authorities in the greater Dublin area regarding long term road resilience and orbital routes beyond the M50. [33525/26]
203. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government intends to commission new research or a strategic transport review on orbital road capacity around Dublin; and if not, the reasons for this decision. [33526/26]
255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport when the contract agreed between the State and direct route, in relation to the operation and maintenance of the Fermoy-Rathcormac bypass in County Cork and the associated toll plazas at Condonstown, Watergrasshill and Ballyoran Fermoy is due to expire; if there is a buyout-release clause for the State in that contract before the contract is due to expire; an…
259. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total funding currently allocated to TII for national roads, broken down by county. [2974/26]
255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport for a timeline on when he will be upgrading the N2/A5 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44672/25]
257. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated to all local authorities for repair and maintenance of regional and local road network, in each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44674/25]
258. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of roads in Ireland that constitute regional roads; the percentage of roads in each local authority in the country that constitute regional roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44675/25]
259. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of kilometres of regional roads that exist in Ireland; and the number of kilometres of regional road that exist in each local authority in the country. [44676/25]
260. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of regional and local roads decommissioned over the past ten years, and to date in 2025. [44692/25]
162. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total allocation for roads nationwide for the past five years; and the allocation for 2025. [2442/25]