Parliamentary questions

155. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Defence the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51781/26]

156. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Defence the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51799/26]

157. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of the average wait times for NCT tests by NCT test location; if he will provide statistical data in respect of failure, pass and do not drive away results by test centre for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [51591/26]

158. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of full-time heavy vehicle mechanics employed by Bus Éireann as of 29 June 2026; if he will provide the corresponding figures in 2023, in tabular form. [50781/26]

159. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50811/26]

160. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA has engaged with a company (details supplied) regarding bus infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50813/26]

161. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to sustainability hubs, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50820/26]

162. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to sustainability hubs in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50821/26]

163. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to active travel, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50822/26]

164. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to greenways, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50823/26]

165. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide information in relation to EV grants (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50824/26]

166. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to mobility hubs, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50828/26]

167. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of the public transport fleet that is wheelchair accessible broken down by service; to provide a breakdown of all the funding allocated to making public transport accessible in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50830/26]

168. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the connecting Ireland rural mobility plan; to provide a detailed breakdown of all associated costs broken down by cap ex and op ex funding in each of the years 2020 to date; to provide a detailed breakdown of new services delivered in each of the years 2020 date; to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to t…

169. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected cost of providing all settlements with a population over 300 with at least three return services per day 7 days-a-week broken down by CapEx and OpEx funding. [50832/26]

170. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average cost of providing a return service as part of the connecting Ireland rural mobility plan broken by CapEx and OpEx funding, in each of the years 2023 to date, in tabular form. [50833/26]

171. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding spent on purchasing electric buses since 2020 to date; the number of these buses that are in operation broken down by the year they were purchased; the number of buses that are in storage broken down by the year they were purchased; the average daily cost to maintain an electric bus in operation; the average daily cost to maintain an…

172. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocation to local authorities to install on street EV charging infrastructure in each of the years 2020 to date. [50841/26]

173. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average cost to install an EV charging point as part of the public charging infrastructure network in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50842/26]

174. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of the EV charging points delivered as part of the public charging infrastructure network, in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by local authority, in tabular form. [50843/26]

175. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the full and first year cost of establishing a trolley service on trains on Ireland's rail network; his plans to establish a trolley service on routes without one in operation; and to outline the services operating a trolley and/or catering service. [50844/26]

176. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update of the stages of the Connecting Ireland rural bus scheme; the number of routes that have been rolled out and which are yet to be rolled out, by county, in tabular form; and the expected cost of this. [50845/26]

177. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average first and full year cost to purchase and operate an electric bus, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding. [50846/26]

178. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average first and full year cost to purchase and operate a green hydrogen bus, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding. [50847/26]

179. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding spent on purchasing green hydrogen buses since 2020 to date; the number of these buses that are in operation, broken down by the year they were purchased; the number of buses in storage broken down by the year they were purchased; the average daily cost to maintain a green hydrogen bus in operation; the average daily cost to maintain…