Questions

348. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport to outline the proposed eligibility criteria, assessment process, level of financial assistance, and grant limits being considered under the vehicle adaptation scheme; the anticipated timeline for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54815/26]

349. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for driving tests in each centre in County Wexford; the number of applicants currently waiting beyond ten to 12-weeks in each test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54889/26]

350. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 709 of 13 January 2026, when this report will be published; the reason for the delay; if he plans to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54897/26]

351. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 709 of 13 January 2026, to provide a detailed breakdown of the documentation that required scrutiny, in tabular form; the progress made examining and scrutinising the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54898/26]

352. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider policy changes in the review of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 to include the transfer of licences to other family members where a business is providing for succession planning in the lifetime of the licence holder; if he plans to request all stakeholders for submissions relative to proposed amendments and policy changes; if the heads of t…

353. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of providing free public transport on bus services for U18s, U22s and U25s in Budget 2027. [54901/26]

354. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the evidence base underpinning his position that current bilingual signage is fit for-purpose; if any assessment has been carried out of alternative bilingual models here or abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54909/26]

355. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of investigations by the Road Safety Authority into suspected tachograph manipulation, tachograph card misuse or other tachograph-related fraud in each of the past five years; the number of prosecutions arising from such investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54918/26]

356. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if a driving licence application (details supplied) will be expedited and awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54997/26]

357. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware or reports that new figures from the RSA show that 85% of driver fatalities in Ireland occur on rural roads; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55043/26]

358. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if a response will issue to matters raised on passenger capacity on Irish Rail Services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55062/26]

359. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to seek additional funding for the recently closed EV scrappage scheme in Budget 2027, considering the original scheme was fully allocated very quickly after opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55083/26]

360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department maintains a national dataset distinguishing e-scooter accidents involving compliant devices (20kmh, 400 watt, 25kg limits) from those involving non-compliant or overpowered devices; if not, the reason; and if his Department will commit to establishing such a dataset. [55099/26]

361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the State body that holds responsibility for enforcement action against retailers selling e-scooters that exceed the legal speed, power, or weight limits set out in the relevant road traffic legislation; and if his Department will clarify this in circumstances where nobody has to date taken responsibility for such enforcement. [55100/26]

362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the outcome of the meeting between Ministers and officials on 8 July 2026 regarding e-scooter regulation; the specific legislative options currently being drafted arising from that meeting; and the timeline for a decision. [55101/26]

363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the legislative options under consideration following the meeting of 8 July 2026 will apply to e-scooters that already comply with the current 20kmh, 400 watt, and 25kg limits, or only to non-compliant overpowered devices; and if his Department will clarify this distinction. [55102/26]

364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to a point-of-sale regulation mechanism or buy-back scheme for non-compliant e-scooters, as proposed by cycling advocacy groups; and if the Department has engaged with retailers on the ease with which speed limiters on these devices can be manipulated. [55103/26]

365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the status of engagement with the insurance industry regarding the introduction of mandatory insurance for e-scooters; and if his Department has received confirmation from any insurer of willingness to provide cover subject to additional legislative restrictions. [55104/26]

366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with the Minister for Health or the Health Service Executive regarding the volume of paediatric intensive care admissions arising from e-scooter accidents; and if any interdepartmental data-sharing arrangement exists to track this. [55105/26]

367. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide a Greenway Sustainability Payment A to all landowners impacted by the south Kerry Greenway; to take into consideration the fact that no works had commenced when the new code of practice was first introduced; to consider that some landowners will receive this sustainability payment on the route as their original planning application was refused; an…

368. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans by his Department to extend the south Kerry Greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55121/26]

369. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed new vehicle adaption scheme is replacing the existing disabled drivers and passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55132/26]

370. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the eligibility criteria for the disabled parking permit scheme; whether the scheme provides for applications from persons with severe non-visible disabilities, including autism, intellectual disabilities and other conditions that may give rise to significant safety risks in public spaces despite the person being physically mobile; whether his Department has…

371. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the rules in place to restrict the warning signage which can be in place on commercial or agricultural vehicles; and if there are specific measures and restrictions in place to ensure warning amber lights are not excessive and causing visibility issues for oncoming traffic. [55243/26]

372. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport to urgently initiate a road safety assessment of the Kilossera road junction on the N25 between Dungarvan and Cork; with a view to providing a dedicated turning lane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55260/26]