Parliamentary questions

112. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence if the holder of a Stamp 4 visa is eligible to serve in Óglaigh na hÉireann; if not, the plans to change this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50159/26]

113. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to engage with Louth County Council and allocate the necessary funding required to repair the 81 road locations in Louth, damaged by storm Chandra, with an estimated overall reinstatement requirement of approximately €3.681 million, of which Louth County Council have allocated €750 thousand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4…

114. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with his Department regarding an amendment to a Statutory Instrument to allow renewal of an expired Irish driver’s licence with the classes and categories previously approved by Ireland, if that person holds a current licence from elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49917/26]

115. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full breakdown of all planned bus route enhancements and new routes that have not yet gone live in 2026 due to lack of funding, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49921/26]

116. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the total value of funding sought under Round one of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant scheme 2026; the total funding available under that round; the number of applicants who would have qualified for grant support had sufficient funding been available; whether consideration is being given to increasing the annual funding allocation to …

117. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department or the NTA collects data on requests for wheelchair-accessible taxis that cannot be fulfilled; the average waiting times for wheelchair users, or regional shortages of wheelchair-accessible SPSVs; if he will provide any such data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49928/26]

118. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport the current operational area of the TFI bikes scheme; his plans for the extension of the scheme outside of cities to larger towns with supporting cycleway infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49933/26]

119. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport his plans to support shared mobility services in Ireland, including a proposal to extend or introduce commuter incentives to cover shared mobility services. [49948/26]

120. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Athenry Ring Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49964/26]

121. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the services operating from the new bus depot in Ballycoolin, Dublin 15, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50002/26]

122. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport the way in which residents in an area (details supplied) can raise concerns or submit official complains about the noise pollution from Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50048/26]

123. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the need for improved public transport access to the Castlebar primary care centre; if his Department will examine the potential benefit of introducing a bus service from Stephen Garvey Way to the Castlebar primary care centre, with appropriate stops along the route to serve local communities; and if he will make a stateme…

124. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the current parking provision at Dundalk Clarke railway station is insufficient to meet demand; the number of commuters being turned away or forced to park elsewhere on a daily basis; whether this shortage is undermining the use of public transport along the Dundalk-Dublin rail corridor; and if he will detail the speci…

125. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport to investigate a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50160/26]

126. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite the overdue Killarney town bypass, County Kerry and urgently address the chronic situation faced by local businesses, residents and visitors to the town on almost a daily basis whereby the town is choked with traffic; when work will physically commence on the ground; the length of time this critical project will take to be del…

127. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to prioritise a bypass for Killorglin town, County Kerry; if consideration will be given to the fact that Laune bridge is the gateway to the Iveragh peninsula and 14,000 vehicles pass through the town on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50279/26]

128. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 23 June 2026, if he will work with the National Transport Authority to ensure that the TFI Leap card can become valid for journeys that take place in whole or in part in Northern Ireland in order that all students, residing in this State have the same access to more affordable public tra…

129. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the level of information and technical guidance that has been issued to businesses, particularly SMEs, in relation to the implementation of new EU custom charges from 1 July 2026. [49949/26]

130. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will extend a stamp duty exemption to companies dual-listed in the US and Ireland as a means of protecting and boosting the level of listings on Irish equity capital markets. [49952/26]

131. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged directly with the ETF industry on how the emerging proposals for personal investment accounts (details supplied) will operate in the context of the obligations of the deemed disposal rule applying to ETFs. [49970/26]

132. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he expects the ISIF annual report 2025 to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49983/26]

133. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if income tax on tips for minimum wage workers is tracked by the Revenue Commissioners; if so, the amount of tax revenue collected on income tax on tips for minimum wage workers for each of the previous five years; if not, if the Revenue Commissioners have the capability to track this; and if he will make a statement on the …

134. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the 2024 figures for participation in and cost of the Key Employee Engagement Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50064/26]

135. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in light of the collapse of a company (details supplied), if he supports a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collapse and accountability from all parties responsible for any wrongdoing or failures in oversight, greater transparency regarding the sale of assets and the liquidation process; if he will support …

136. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of renters who claimed the rent tax credit in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the overall value of the claims in each year. [50165/26]