488. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to address the sharp increase in waiting times for driving tests at Loughrea driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62423/26]
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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489. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of a direct route between the Dublin 15 area and Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62455/26]
490. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport further to the recent appearance at the Public Accounts Committee, to provide greater details on the breakdown of payments of the failed €50m IT project write down; the amount paid to a company (details supplied) in each quarter since commencement; if there was ongoing performance reviews or assessments; the amount that can be recouped; the measures in pla…
491. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether the Dunkettle to city active travel scheme will be delivered alongside the proposed railway stations. [62463/26]
492. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport further to the NTA recent appearance at the Public Accounts Committee, to detail which rail service expansion projects will be "rephased or reprioritised" as a result of the failed €50m IT project write down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62518/26]
493. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for a detailed update in relation to actions taken on the Rail Project Prioritisation Strategy 'Early Intervention' Actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62514/26]
494. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport when legislation relating to the National Vehicle and Driver File is expected to be published; the principal reforms intended to be included in the legislation; the current stage of drafting; whether Government approval has been received for publication; the anticipated timetable for pre-legislative scrutiny, publication and passage through the Houses of the Oi…
495. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the new vehicle adaptation scheme recently announced; and to provide details on the way in which the scheme will be administered [62604/26]
496. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has assessed the risk posed to people with low vision by street infrastructure which may be difficult to visually distinguish from footpaths and surrounding buildings; whether he will engage with the NTA and TII and local authorities and organisations representing people who are blind or vision impaired regarding the adequacy and consiste…
497. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the national standards or guidance that apply to visual contrast and accessibility in the design of street-lighting columns, traffic and signage poles, bus-stop infrastructure and other street furniture for people who are blind or vision impaired; whether existing national design standards contain specific requirements regarding sufficient visual contrast betwe…
498. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the rollout of a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62631/26]
499. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of replacing all chargers on the Dublin Bus fleet with USB-C sockets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62638/26]
500. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the next review of the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy; whether a project can be considered for priority to support a major residential development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62636/26]
501. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed implementation timetable for the deployment of additional road-safety camera technology; the total number of cameras currently planned; the number expected to be operational by the end of 2026, 2027 and 2028; the offences which the cameras will be capable of detecting, including speeding, red-light offences and other dangerous road behavio…
502. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the rollout of the B-Spine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62641/26]
503. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses expected to be added to the Dublin Bus fleet between 2026 and 2029, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62640/26]
504. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the installation of the Next Generation Automatic Vehicle Location system on the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62639/26]
505. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann will run an advertisement campaign on both social media and in print media in quarter 4 of 2026 reminding passengers that bikes are not permitted on train services during morning and evening peak rush periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62573/26]
506. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if a proposal (details supplied) is being currently considered or will be considered in the future; the plans to improve public transport in Gortalea Cross and across Kerry and other rural areas more generally; the type of evidence needed to demonstrate sufficient demand and need in the area to justify the introduction of this service; if there are general guidelin…
507. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate issues (details supplied) raised in relation to a bus service S8, which are ongoing, and provide a clear outline of the steps being taken to address them. [62703/26]
508. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet received a date for their driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62721/26]
509. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the way in which those waiting for a driving test in Raheny test centre will be accommodated in Killester; if he expects these changes to result in further delays in tackling the existing backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62722/26]
510. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to extend a service into local communities, with aim of reducing the amount of cars in a park and increasing public transport usage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62588/26]
511. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a project (details supplied); if he will request to pause the use of public funding on the project given the national policy change in relation to e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59925/26]
512. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with local authorities with a view to pausing projects that involve public funding for e-scooter infrastructure, given the shift in national policy on e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59912/26]