413. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider the fast-track of the Luas Tyrrelstown to support the new Dunsink development and to support a new area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61707/26]
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
Which departments get asked most
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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414. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent on the Royal Canal Greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61706/26]
415. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent on legal proceedings on Dart+ West to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61704/26]
416. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent on BusConnects B-Spine to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.' [61703/26]
417. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent on Dart+ West to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.' [61702/26]
418. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2026; when this will be enacted; if he anticipates it will be in place for year end 2026; and if he will make statement on the matter. [61657/26]
419. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding local authority access to collision location data in advance of the enactment of the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61748/26]
420. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the basis for any delay in progressing the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61747/26]
421. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the consultation process prior to the drafting of the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61746/26]
422. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the revised timeline for the publication and enactment of the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61745/26]
423. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61744/26]
424. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to prioritise Glenbeigh village and make it greenway ready, in terms of road improvements works, lighting, pathways and pedestrian crossings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60178/26]
425. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if, following the recent renewal of the NDLS contract with a company for a further three-year period, he will provide clarity regarding the long term employment security of staff working in NDLS centres nationwide; if he will confirm whether TUPE protections apply in the event that a different service provider is awarded the contract in the future; and the saf…
426. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on work to encourage more employers to participate in the TaxSaver scheme and the cycle-to-work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61809/26]
427. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if a new vehicle adaptation scheme is under development or consideration; the Department's role in the development of that scheme; the intended date of introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61822/26]
428. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if any assessment has been carried out of the impact on families of disabled drivers and passengers of moving from the current disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme to a new vehicle adaptation scheme, in particular the impact on the ability of a family to change an adapted vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61823/26]
429. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on Iarnród Éireann’s efforts to automate crossings across their rail network, particularly along the line servicing Nenagh town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61787/26]
430. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking to improve efficiency and decrease wait times in driving test centres. [61761/26]
431. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61764/26]
432. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether he has examined introducing dashboard cameras and audio recording devices within driving test vehicles to ensure transparency and safety for both examiners and candidates; and if he would make a statement on the matter. [61762/26]
433. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the current drivers test waiting times across each test centre; the current average number of tests taken before passing across each test centre; in tabular form. [61760/26]
434. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the use of certified private providers to conduct practical driving tests in other jurisdictions; the details of any such review: if consideration has been given to the introduction of a regulated system of licensed private driving test centres operating under Road Safety Authority oversight; and if he will make a statement on the…
435. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport whether any review is planned of the requirement for candidates to obtain a category C licence before presenting for a category CE driving test; and if he will outline any proposals under consideration. [61588/26]
436. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport whether a review has been undertaken of the pre-drive oral questioning requirements for candidates seeking categories C, CE and D licences; and if he will outline any plans to streamline or modernise these assessments. [61587/26]
437. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the number of formal appeals received against practical driving test results in each of the past five years; the number upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61586/26]