523. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driving test; and the number of persons waiting for a theory test in county Cork, by test centre, in tabular form. [57545/26]
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| 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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524. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test in Ballincollig and Sarsfield Road test centres in Cork; the number of persons waiting for less than three months; for three-six months; for six -nine months; for nine-12 months; for 12-18 months; for 18-24 months; and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [57546/26]
525. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a theory test in test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting for less than three months; for three-six months; for six-nine months; for nine-12 months; for 12-18 months; for 18-24 months; and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [57547/26]
526. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the amount the NTA spent on installing real-time bus information displays on public footpaths within Dublin in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57564/26]
527. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA has considered the introduction of a dedicated local bus service serving the Howth peninsula, similar to the former 88 route, to improve connectivity for residents; whether any assessment of demand has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57647/26]
528. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of drivers disqualified in court that have surrendered their licence to the RSA, as required by law, since (and including) 2023 to date, for each county, in the State. [57682/26]
529. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether a date has been set for the publication of his Department's report into the alleged illegal carriage of munitions of war through Irish sovereign airspace; if no date has been set, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57709/26]
530. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of reports that a flight (details supplied) illegally transported military aircraft parts, including F-35 components, through Irish sovereign airspace on 7 July 2026, destined for the Israeli Defence Forces at Nevatim airbase; if his Department intends to contact the airline; the action, if any, he proposes to take; and if he will make a sta…
531. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 339 of 16 December 2025, the new or enhanced services that were delivered to date in 2026; and to distinguish between new and enhanced services in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [57719/26]
532. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport to outline the new statutory obligations that will be placed on retailers at the point of sale for e-scooters; the way in which the Government intends to enforce the ban on the sale of e-scooters to minors and the sale of non-compliant models; the penalties that will apply to retailers found in breach of these obligations; and if he will make a statement on…
533. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the specific legislative or regulatory mechanisms that will be used to raise the legal age limit for e-scooter use from 16 to 18 years; the date in August 2026 when this regulation is expected to come into effect; the way in which this new age limit will be practically enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57732/26]
534. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the criteria, indicators or threshold of evidence that would lead his Department to consider the introduction of an outright prohibition on the use, sale or possession of e-scooters in the State; whether such criteria have been identified or are under consideration by his Department; the assessment that has been undertaken of the circumstances in which such…
535. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has developed, or intends to develop, contingency plans in the event that an outright prohibition on e-scooters were to be introduced in the future; the arrangements that would apply to privately owned e-scooters already in circulation at that time, including any proposed surrender, buy-back, compensation or disposal scheme; and if he will…
536. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the introduction of legislation classifying e-scooters as "mechanically propelled vehicles"; the specific mechanisms by which the proposed mandatory registration and licensing system will operate; whether this system will be managed by the Revenue Commissioners or a newly established registry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
537. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update specifically regarding funding for DART+ South-West; if financial support is being sought or considered with a view to delivering the project earlier than 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57773/26]
538. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason that when a person applies for renewal of their driving licence early, they then lose that time from their licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57781/26]
539. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the National Transport Authority (NTA) regarding the lengthy delays and, in some cases, lack of responses to correspondence from Oireachtas Members and constituency offices; whether he is satisfied with the current level of engagement and communication between the NTA and public representatives on behalf of constituents; the m…
540. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department plans to introduce a new shared mobility voucher schemes as proposed in the National Policy Statement on Shared Mobility; or if alternative supports are being considered to incentivise the use of shared mobility services. [57840/26]
541. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated timeframe to progress the recommendations within the Strategic Rail Review which will see public rail transport resumed in County Monaghan. [58005/26]
542. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the current earliest construction start and end dates of the N2 Clontibret to the Border and Ardee to Castleblayney road projects. [58006/26]
543. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his plans to investigate the CIÉ Executive Board decision from 2009 not to grant further increases in CIÉ Pensions, given the concerns raised that it was taken in the absence of a statutory instrument or union consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58028/26]
544. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport to provide, in tabular form, the total funding allocated to each local authority for national, regional and local road maintenance and improvement in each year from 2020 to 2026 to date, together with the amount drawn down and expended by each local authority. [58124/26]
545. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport whether the Railway Order application for Phase 2 of the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme, including electrification, the new depot and new stations at Blarney, Monard, Tivoli, Ballynoe, Carrigtwohill West and Water-Rock, remains on schedule for submission to An Coimisiún Pleanála in late 2026 following the conclusion of the second public consultation i…
546. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport authority have undertaken an assessment of the feasibility of introducing a Transport For Ireland town bus service in Tullamore, Co Offaly; if an assessment has been completed, the findings of same; if one is currently underway, the expected completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58171/26]
547. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport where Tullamore ranks among towns currently being considered by the National Transport Authority for the future rollout of Transport For Ireland town bus services; the criteria used in determining that ranking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58172/26]