Parliamentary questions

162. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if further changes are planned for the F spine routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44744/26]

163. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if individuals on disability allowance will be considered for enhanced supports for the EV scrappage pilot scheme; the supports available for people on disability allowance to assist in the purchasing of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44745/26]

164. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if the EV scrappage pilot scheme will include the purchase of second-hand electric vehicles; the Government schemes in place to assist with the purchase of second hand electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44746/26]

165. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department have put in place to ensure that there is reliability and transparency on public transport bus routes such as the X27 and 120; the implications there are on the NTA when bus routes do not run correctly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44769/26]

166. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend platforms at railway stations along the Dublin to Rosslare line, in order to accommodate longer trains to reduce overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44773/26]

167. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide for rolling stock on the Dublin to Rosslare rail line to have doors that do not open where trains are longer than platforms at the stations. [44774/26]

168. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to proposals to amend a bus route (details supplied) in a manner that would bypass Castledermot County Kildare; if he will engage with the National Transport Authority and the operator to ensure that adequate morning and evening services are maintained for commuters who rely on this route for access to em…

169. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to introduce a financial incentive for rural commuters to switch to public transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44793/26]

170. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to consider using the means available within his Department to commence a direct bus service between Galway city and Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44797/26]

171. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to engage with all major energy suppliers as a matter of urgency to insist on a cap on energy prices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44806/26]

172. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for a solution for electric vehicle drivers or potential drivers who want to home charge, but who live in properties fronting onto public footpaths (details supplied). [44824/26]

173. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the longstanding CIÉ pensions issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44842/26]

174. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost for the first and full year of installing a camera at a traffic light for the purpose of detection of a road traffic offence at a signalised junction, broken down by cap ex and op ex. [44856/26]

175. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the planning of the original route of the Lucan Luas; the estimated cost of the anticipated emerging preferred route that will be that will be identified in Q3 of 2026; the total cost of this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44880/26]

176. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people who applied and qualified for a tax incentive of €400 on the income generated from selling electricity back to the electricity grid under the Clean Export Guarantee in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44713/26]

177. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to increase the tax incentive for persons who generate electricity in their own homes and sell it back to clean energy under the Clean Export Guarantee System, to the grid at €2,000 per annum given infrastructure is already in place and can lead to energy on the national grid from renewable sources; and if he will make a statemen…

178. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update for farmers operating on land zoned for residential use in relation to the residential zoned land tax; the analysis which has been conducted since the Finance Bill 2025; and his plans to bring forward a permanent solution. [44751/26]

179. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of rental properties that have availed of the tax incentive for small-scale landlords who undertake retrofitting works in respect of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44831/26]

180. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 15 May 2025, if he will provide a progress update on issues addressed in his reply regarding the Clonmacnoise monastic site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44719/26]

181. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the continued basis for pension abatement for public servants with pension entitlements who have been re-employed in alternative roles within the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44798/26]

182. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of Ireland’s capacity to develop domestic manufacturing in clean technology sectors, including renewable energy technologies, battery storage, energy innovation and circular economy products; the opportunities and barriers identified through such assessments; the…

183. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider opening a trade office in Taipei, Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44782/26]

184. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the age of eligibility for a pension (details supplied); the person's entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44694/26]

185. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has had engagement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding collocating a youth centre with a new library building at Mahon, Cork city. [44707/26]

186. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to address serious financial problems facing a cohort of students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44752/26]