Questions

234. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any comparative review has been undertaken of transport or vehicle-related protections available to victims of domestic abuse in other jurisdictions. [36396/26]

235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any discretionary hardship mechanism exists within the motor taxation system for vulnerable individuals facing exceptional personal safety circumstances. [36397/26]

236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on th…

237. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the plans to restore rail freight services on the Ballina and Westport rail lines, having regard to the fact that this line was historically used for the delivery of goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36454/26]

238. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether a feasibility study has been carried out, or is planned, into the reinstatement of goods and freight transport by rail from Ballina and Westport, County Mayo; and if not, whether he will commit to commissioning such a study in light of regional development and climate objectives. [36455/26]

239. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or Iarnród Éireann has engaged with local businesses, logistics operators, or public representatives in Mayo regarding renewed use of the rail lines for freight transport; and if he will provide details of any such engagements. [36456/26]

240. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport how the potential return of rail-based goods transport from Ballina and Westport has been assessed in the context of reducing HGV traffic, lowering carbon emissions, and supporting national climate targets. [36457/26]

241. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether funding under the National Development Plan or other capital programmes could be used to upgrade infrastructure to allow the Ballina and Westport rail lines to be used once again for freight services, as was the case historically. [36458/26]

242. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport how the continued underutilisation of the Ballina and Westport rail lines for freight aligns with the Government’s commitment to balanced regional development and support for the west and northwest regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36459/26]

243. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising that was funded or overseen by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five yeras, including a breakdown by medium, that is, radio, television and social media, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36498/26]

244. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions being undertaken by the National Transport Authority under Phase 2 of the Road Safety Action Plan to expand in a sustainable manner the use of cameras for traffic management improvements and the enforcement of offences where road safety is likely to benefit; the progress made to date on this action; the timeline for further implementation; and if h…

245. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of legislation and the framework to allow the attendance to a speed awareness course to be imposed as a part of a sanction for certain road traffic offences; the timeline for introduction of such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36856/26]

246. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of legislation relating to graduated speeding sanctions intended to ensure a structured and proportionate approach to penalising speeding offences based on severity and risk; the expected timeline for the enactment of such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36857/26]

247. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport when the Camera Enforcement Oversight Group (CEOG) is first expected to meet, the proposed frequency of meetings thereafter; the people expected to attend or participate in the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36859/26]

248. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the relief caps under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme have not been index-linked; whether there are plans to introduce indexation to ensure the supports keep pace with rising vehicle and adaptation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36421/26]

249. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the Taxes Consolidation Act to allow traditional heritage crafts such as thatching to qualify for an exemption similar to the artists’ exemption, in view of the critically low number of practising thatchers remaining in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36466/26]

250. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 28 April 2026, if he sought flexibility from the EU in relation to the ETD provision to ensure the private jet did not benefit from emergency excise cuts, as it did for other measures; and, if not, the reason for not seeking that flexibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35834/26]

251. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated amount, by total value of household deposits covered by the deposit guarantee scheme, held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35835/26]

252. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total share of household deposits estimated to be covered by the deposit guarantee scheme held in financial institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35836/26]

253. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total VAT collected on electricity generation for each year since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35837/26]

254. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and-or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35865/26]

255. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the application of 23% VAT on injectable prescription medicines, including Tirzepatide, having regard to price disparities with Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35894/26]

256. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the Exchequer cash reserves, and other liquid assets, were reduced by approximately €10 billion over the four months from the end of 2025 until the end of April 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35963/26]

257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total payment from the Central Bank to the Irish Banking sector in the form of interest payments on reserves from 2011 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35964/26]

258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number and names of all banks that benefits from payments from the Central Bank in the form of interest payments on reserves in 2024. [35965/26]