Questions

538. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority has considered the installation of QR codes at bus stops throughout Galway city and county which, when scanned by passengers, would provide direct access to real-time bus location, service disruption, and timetable information relevant to that stop; whether such a measure has been assessed as a cost-effective means of …

539. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s development of a grant based scheme for disabled drivers and disabled passengers; if such work is being prioritised; if there is a timeline available for the completion of the proposal; when it is likely a new scheme will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63025/26]

540. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider an additional M50 exit to support the development of Dunsink landbank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63085/26]

541. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether the Transport Appraisal Framework and National Investment Framework for Transport in Ireland require or permit reasonable combinations of measures to be considered during option development. [63094/26]

542. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the body responsible for ensuring compliance with the Transport Appraisal Framework before the Department's first formal decision gate; and the mechanism exists to examine concerns about the evidence used to eliminate reasonable options before the option set is narrowed further. [63093/26]

543. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether there is a mandatory pass/fail criterion regarding AADT or the traffic-reduction benchmark under the Transport Appraisal Framework; and whether an option may appropriately be eliminated for failing to achieve it on a standalone basis. [63092/26]

544. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the five most requested languages for translation and interpretation services in his Department in each of the past five years. [62978/26]

545. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any review ongoing of legislation related to the allowance for members of An Garda Síochána to engage in the high speed pursuit of vehicles driving the wrong way on any road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61959/26]

546. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any review ongoing of legislation related to the allowance for members of An Garda Síochána to engage in the high speed pursuit of vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61958/26]

547. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to the installation of one-way directional traffic control devices, commonly known as 'Tiger Teeth' at appropriate motorway access points to prevent vehicles entering a motorway in the wrong direction; and whether any assessment has been undertaken of the safety, legal and operational implications of their use on the national ro…

548. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the conditions for disabled parking permits; and the criteria used to assess these applications (details supplied). [63177/26]

549. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport if he will review an application for a person (details supplied) for a disabled parking permit. [63174/26]

550. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport the measures being considered to increase parking capacity at Sligo Mac Diarmada Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63181/26]

551. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on proposals for the provision of a roof or canopy at Sligo Mac Diarmada Station; when construction is expected to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63180/26]

552. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on plans to restore onboard catering services on the Sligo-Dublin rail line; if consideration is being given to introducing a pilot service similar to that recently commenced on selected Galway-Dublin services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63179/26]

553. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport to clarify if a similar scheme to the disabled parking scheme is being developed or has been developed for carers, parents and guardians of persons and children that have a permanent condition or disability that does not severely restrict their ability to walk but manifests in other ways. [63191/26]

554. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered introducing a public awareness campaign highlighting the dangers of pedestrians using mobile phones and being distracted while crossing roads (details supplied; if data is available on pedestrian collisions where mobile phone distraction was identified as a contributing factor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6…

555. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the proposed Ballinrobe Bypass project in County Mayo, the current status of the scheme; the timeline for progressing planning and development; and if he is aware of concerns that the prolonged uncertainty surrounding the proposed route is restricting local residents from obtaining planning permission for housing developments in…

556. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport when it is intended to re-open the waiting room, restroom and related facilities at Clonmel Railway Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63300/26]

557. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport when it is intended to commence and complete the external works at Clonmel Railway Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63299/26]

558. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport whether there are plans to review and modernise the design and security features of the Irish Seafarer’s Discharge Book; and when the document was last reviewed or updated. [63331/26]

559. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport whether Transport Infrastructure Ireland maintains a ranking of motorway junctions by risk of wrong-way entry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63361/26]

560. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in his Department on 30 June 2016 and 30 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63359/26]

561. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints received by the NTA on the insufficient capacity of the 424 bus service in County Galway. [63242/26]

562. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport which document is to be treated as the authoritative fare and expense record where the amount shown on an app transaction differs from the amount shown on the statutory taximeter receipt, and whether the transparency and reconciliation of app-controlled fares against the statutory taximeter receipt will be expressly addressed in the current review of dispatch o…