Parliamentary questions

125. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to commit to preparing legislation to not automatically exclude members of local authorities from consideration for appointment to State boards; and to set out the reasons such persons would be excluded. [52882/26]

126. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is currently taking with respect to the regulation of e-scooters, particularly in light of recent deaths and serious injuries caused by their dangerous use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52883/26]

127. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position of advancing improvement project works at Macroom bus station/depot, Macroom, County Cork; to provide full details and plans for the works and timeline for commencement of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52916/26]

128. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule, by local authority in respect of the amount of funding he allocated for local, national road improvement and or maintenance in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [52917/26]

129. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport the engagement his Department has had with the National Transport Authority regarding the reliability and capacity of rail services serving Donabate; if any short-term measures have been pursued to improve service reliability and increase capacity; and if there is a detailed timeline available for the completion of the DART+ works and deliver…

130. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is putting in place to ensure that Irish Rail deliver an adequate service to rail users in Counties Wicklow and Wexford given the breakdown and cancellation of yet another rail service on the Rosslare rail line on 6 July 2026, and the pattern of poor service and overcrowded trains. [52961/26]

131. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if his Department have been made aware of these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52977/26]

132. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he has assessed concerns raised by importers and freight operators regarding delays in cargo handling and collection times at Dublin Airport; whether any review has been undertaken of cargo operations and infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52979/26]

133. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether further consultation will be carried out for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52987/26]

134. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the consultation had with the insurance industry before introducing the recent legislative changes to the local area hackney licence scheme; if a regulatory impact assessment was carried out to determine whether operators would be able to obtain suitable insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53023/26]

135. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test at the Ennis, Kilrush and Shannon driving test centres in each of the past three years; the current waiting time, in tabular form; and the measures being taken to reduce delays. [53024/26]

136. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the pass rate for driving tests during 2026 at the Ennis, Kilrush and Shannon driving test centres, in tabular form. [53025/26]

137. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic collisions resulting in fatalities and serious injuries in County Clare during each of the past five years, broken down by road type. [53026/26]

138. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the measures being undertaken by his Department to prevent road traffic collisions across Ireland. [53027/26]

139. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic collisions involving tractors or agricultural machinery in County Clare during each of the past ten years. [53028/26]

140. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the annual passenger numbers on each Local Link route serving County Clare since the launch of the services. [53029/26]

141. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on winter road maintenance in County Clare in each of the past five years. [53030/26]

142. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently provide the necessary funding to deliver significant new connectivity between east Kerry, north Cork and Mallow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53040/26]

143. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently provide the necessary funding to deliver an additional service on route 276 (details supplied). [53041/26]

144. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the DAA regarding concerns raised by importers and freight operators on congestion, access and cargo handling infrastructure at Dublin Airport; and whether any improvements are planned. [53052/26]

145. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the total cost to date of the bottled water that has been distributed by Irish Rail on Dublin to Rosslare trains freely to passengers to date this year to deal with the problem of no air conditioning on trains; his views on the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53066/26]

146. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if any mechanism exists to allow a late application to the road transport support scheme to be considered in exceptional circumstances where the application deadline was missed; if an appeals process, administrative review or other discretionary process is available; if he will give consideration to the case of a person (details supplied)…

147. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed progress report on the introduction of a limousine wheelchair accessible grant to cater for disabled clients who visit here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53069/26]

148. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Transport his plans to tackle a growing number of injuries received by children using e-scooters, given the news that six children have been placed on life support in the past two weeks in Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street hospital due to injuries they have sustained on e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53082/26]

149. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if minimum welfare facilities, including public toilet facilities, are available for drivers collecting cargo from Dublin Airport; whether any complaints have been received regarding the adequacy of such facilities; and his plans to improve services for freight operators. [53108/26]