288. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the work being done to deliver greater public transport systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59717/26]
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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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,628 | 1,479 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,516 | 179 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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289. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the work being done to recruit more bus drivers and mechanics to Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59714/26]
290. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on progress made on the work plan for 2026 by his Department, in conjunction with other agencies and departments, to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59712/26]
291. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if funding for the FourNorth rail project is included in the NDP Transport budget under Coastal North; if not, when it will receive its own budget, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59787/26]
292. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport the total number of successful applications approved under the €10 million ICE2EV pilot scrappage scheme which closed on 1 July 2026; if he will provide a breakdown of these approved applications and the corresponding funding allocated on a county-by-county basis, with specific reference to County Longford and County Westmeath; and if he will make a stateme…
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if a grant is available to purchase a new nine-seater EV bus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59773/26]
294. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the total number of cars that were tested under the national car test, NCT, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59971/26]
295. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the total number of cars that failed the national car test in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by whether it required an additional sight test or a full retest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59976/26]
296. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the total fees collected under the national car test for each year of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59977/26]
297. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the mobility transport grant for people with disabilities. [59983/26]
298. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to report on all task forces led by his Department; the dates on which they have met since inception of the task forces; the breakdown of all subgroups; the dates on which each subgroup has met; the breakdown of all progress achieved, including reports published and explicit policy recommendations issues; and the policy recommendations implemented to date since the…
299. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the expected impacts of BusConnects on bus frequency, route coverage and journey times in Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60100/26]
300. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on his efforts to simplify the process for returning emigrants to exchange US driver licences and on the commitment in the programme for Government to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60136/26]
301. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the amount drawn down to date in 2026 in respect of Active Travel Investment Grant scheme DCC/17/0008 Fitzwilliam Street (details supplied); whether the National Transport Authority expects the full 2026 allocation to be drawn down within the year; what becomes of any unspent allocation; the total amount advanced to Dublin City Council in respect of this …
302. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 9 June, to provide an update on proposals for the alternative display of paper motor tax and insurance discs under the National Vehicle and Driver File, Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60321/26]
303. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if an independent road maintenance crew can be provided for the Ring of Kerry N70 route, given its importance to Ireland’s and Kerry’s tourism industry; if he will give a commitment that all hedges, trees and bushes will be cut on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60516/26]
304. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann has any plans to develop the services on the Waterford to Limerick rail line which serve as a vital connectivity point between the South East and Mid-West (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60533/26]
305. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to upgrade or for works to be carried out in either Clonmel or Carrick-on-Suir train stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60543/26]
306. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport given the success of the TFI Clonmel town bus service, if there are any further plans to provide a similar service to other towns across Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60546/26]
307. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to confirm both in percentage and in clear monetary terms the value of the ‘levy’ on his Department's expenditure, that was required to be communicated to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation on or before the deadline of 17 July 2026, (details supplied) and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60678/…
308. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport when the statistical bulletin for 2024, 2025 and 2026 will be published (details supplied); the reason for the delay to publish 2024; if 2025 will also be delayed; and if he will make statement on the matter. [60856/26]
309. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the public transport services that were covered under the PSO for each year 2024 and 2025, broken down by urban and suburban bus networks, regional and rural bus links, heavy rail and commuter trains and light rail systems; the types of services it did not fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60866/26]
310. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s consideration of the enforcement of disability parking spaces in privately owned car parks or on any potential legislative or regulatory pathways to address the current gap. [60972/26]
311. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 607 of 28 July 2026, whether it is the Government’s intention that physical construction of the N/M20 Cork to Limerick Project will commence by 2030; the current indicative timeline for the commencement of construction, subject to the necessary planning and approval processes (details supplied); and if he will make a stat…
312. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the total amount his Department and Departmental agencies have spent in 2025 and to date in 2026 on social media and web advertising; the proportion this is of his Department's advertising budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60931/26]