366. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the supports available to elderly persons who wish to sit the driver theory test; if he will address the difficulties faced by those who are not familiar with technology or computers in accessing or completing the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37290/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Which departments get asked most
Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,955 | 152 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,683 | 1,513 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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367. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport to expedite an application for a licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37313/26]
368. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding the implementation of pension increases for retired Córas Iompair Éireann pension scheme members; whether any issues remain outstanding in relation to the payment of these increases; the engagement his Department has had with CIÉ on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37344/26]
369. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to expediting a driving licence exchange application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37346/26]
370. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) Bill 2026; when this Bill will progress to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37423/26]
371. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional staff employed or that will be employed by his Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026 [37462/26]
372. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the date that the general scheme of the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025 was approved by the Government; the date that it was sent to the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel for drafting; the date that it is expected that the Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37614/26]
373. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport to review correspondence (details supplied); if he can advise on any increase to these EV grants for domestic dwellings; the details of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37698/26]
374. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if there is a dedicated email or phone number for Oireachtas Members wishing to contact the Road Safety Authority; and if so, the details of same. [37724/26]
375. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Eastern Bypass reserve lands. [37741/26]
376. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on planned or proposed Luas projects in south County Dublin. [37742/26]
377. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has copies of the drawings and designs for the proposed Eastern Bypass Luas; and if copies of these maps will be made available. [37743/26]
378. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the current capacity on the Luas green line; and the plans to increase capacity. [37744/26]
379. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the proposed Luas line from the Dublin city centre to Bray. [37745/26]
380. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s position regarding the Dublin Eastern Bypass Corridor Study. [37746/26]
381. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department had been consulted, engaged with, or submitted any observations to the Dublin Eastern Bypass Corridor Study. [37747/26]
382. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will ensure the error on the driving licence in question is corrected; if he will provide an update on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37785/26]
383. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the action he is taking to increase public transport access for those living in Wicklow/Wexford to hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37820/26]
384. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether he expects the rollout of the A-Spine to produce higher frequency bus services than the present routes serving the Swords area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37940/26]
385. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money it is estimated will be collected from the USC this year; and to provide as good an estimate as possible of the amount that would have been raised had the reductions and changes introduced from 2012 onwards; and 2016 onwards had not been made. [36683/26]
386. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 2480 of 6 May 2026, how an article released in the media referring to this Parliamentary Question, which appeared in multiple media outlets on 8 May 2026 referencing his reply to this Deputy when this Deputy was not issued with the PQ reply until 11 May 2026. [36883/26]
387. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 2480 of 6 May 2026, when he or his Department briefed a journalist regarding an article released in the media referring this Parliamentary Question. [36884/26]
388. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 2480 of 6 May 2026, whether his special advisers briefed a journalist regarding an article released in the media referring to this Parliamentary Question before 11 May 2026. [36885/26]
389. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Departmental policy on media briefings relating to Parliamentary Questions. [36886/26]
390. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to significantly increase the €400,000 tax free allowance in inheritance tax in order that a son or daughter can avail of, and that childless couples and individuals be afforded the same rights in respect of a niece or nephew (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37083/26]