191. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport to clarify the comments made in Dáil Éireann regarding the School Street Programme funding delivered through the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative still being in place while local authorities were told this funding closed around 2022 or 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33279/26]
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
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All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 28,099 | 145 | 27,954 |
| Education | 14,289 | 145 | 14,144 |
| Transport | 11,442 | 153 | 11,289 |
| Justice | 10,062 | 135 | 9,927 |
| Housing | 9,227 | 160 | 9,067 |
| Children | 8,729 | 142 | 8,587 |
| Social | 6,094 | 148 | 5,946 |
| Finance | 5,938 | 153 | 5,785 |
| Agriculture | 4,932 | 136 | 4,796 |
| Enterprise | 4,082 | 152 | 3,930 |
| Climate | 3,950 | 130 | 3,820 |
| Foreign | 3,893 | 190 | 3,703 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,760 | 167 | 3,593 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,460 | 140 | 3,320 |
| Taoiseach | 2,687 | 1,513 | 1,174 |
| Defence | 2,604 | 179 | 2,425 |
| Culture | 2,499 | 147 | 2,352 |
| Rural | 2,375 | 140 | 2,235 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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192. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools that are currently using the School Street Programme delivered through the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative [33280/26]
193. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of schools that have the School Street Programme funding delivered through the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative ; the number of schools that are in the pipeline for it; and in what timeframe could he expect all schools to have the programme [33281/26]
194. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered a roll out of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) initiative to all schools rather than the onerous grant application; and if he has considered the expansion to secondary schools. [33282/26]
195. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider conducting a review of the need for bus stops and a train stop in a specific area (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33309/26]
196. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if the State is currently incurring storage costs in respect of electric buses procured for public service which remain out of service due to the absence of the required charging infrastructure; if so, the total amount paid to date and the projected cost until such time as the buses enter service; the location at which the buses are being stored; the pa…
197. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a driving test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/26]
198. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on plans to incentivise greater commuter take-up of shared mobility. [33349/26]
199. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided in 2026 for the Kilbarry Train Station; and the timeline for the delivery of same. [33354/26]
200. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided in 2026 for the Blarney Train Station; and the timeline for the delivery of same. [33355/26]
201. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the funding provided in 2026 for the Dunkettle Train Station; and the timeline for the delivery of same. [33356/26]
202. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full breakdown of costs since 2020, related to the storage of double-decker battery-electric buses that have been delivered by manufacturers but have yet to enter into service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33359/26]
203. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the electric bus charging facilities in Donnybrook bus depot; the nature of the charging generators, whether they are powered by renewable or fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33360/26]
204. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33390/26]
205. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if the RTSS is open to private commercial passenger transport operators, whose work consists of privately contracted school runs (details supplied); where or to whom will such operators apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33438/26]
206. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if all fuel costs of private passenger transport operators eligible for rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33440/26]
207. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34025/26]
208. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his plans to grant planning exemptions for modular homes will be accompanied by any changes to capital acquisitions tax in respect of individuals wishing to pay for the cost of building a modular home on another landowner’s property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32876/26]
209. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the steps his Department is taking towards reform of the deemed disposal rules on ETFs, in an effort to level the playing field for ordinary investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31857/26]
210. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people registered with the Revenue Commissioners for the rent-a-room tax relief in each of the years from its introduction in 2001 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31865/26]
211. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Government will consider reducing VAT on new builds to 9% and put measures in place to ensure developers do not increase prices even more as a result. [31866/26]
212. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Revenue Commissioners can fast-track resolution of outstanding local property tax payments for those seeking the fair deal scheme or local authority grants. [31937/26]
213. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for limiting the forthcoming 9% VAT rate reduction, due to take effect in July 2026, to hairdressers and barbers, excluding the wider beauty sector; whether any consideration was given to extending the 9% VAT rate to beauty service providers; if so, the outcome of that consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
214. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the basis on which distinctions were made between hairdressing/barbering services and other personal care services within the beauty sector for the purposes of VAT policy; if he is aware of the financial pressures currently facing businesses in the beauty sector; whether these were taken into account in the decision to exclude them from the red…
215. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if any engagement has taken place with representative bodies from the beauty industry regarding VAT rates; if so, the nature of such consultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32019/26]