Parliamentary questions

385. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the number and value of requests from Waterford City and County Council for road repairs generally, in tabular form; and the details of requests for repairs relating to flood and water damage. [44162/26]

386. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if additional signage has been installed at the M7/M9 interchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41439/26]

387. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport whether additional signage has been installed along the M7/N7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41440/26]

388. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the legislation for the M4 hard shoulder to be used a priority bus lane, given that the infrastructure is already in place. [41441/26]

389. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the development of legislation to use the M7/N7 hard shoulder as a priority bus lane. [41442/26]

390. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans to develop transport police; and the measures being taken to combat antisocial behaviour on public transport and at bus and rail stations. [41484/26]

391. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications submitted by each county council, including Clare, for road and footpath funding; the amount of funding sought in each application for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41497/26]

392. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to improve rail frequency and reliability on routes serving Longford, Mullingar and Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41500/26]

393. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the level of capital funding allocated to transport infrastructure projects in County Westmeath and County Longford under the current National Development Plan. [41501/26]

394. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to upgrading the N4 and N55 road corridors to support regional economic growth and improve road safety in the Midlands. [41502/26]

395. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided for rural bus services and Local Link routes serving communities in Westmeath and Longford. [41504/26]

396. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of transport-related projects in Westmeath and Longford currently awaiting approval or funding allocation. [41505/26]

397. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted an assessment of the economic benefits of enhanced rail connectivity between Dublin and the Midlands region. [41506/26]

398. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on active travel and greenway projects in counties Westmeath and Longford. [41508/26]

399. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to staffing issues at the recently opened driving test centre leading to appointments being delayed or cancelled; the number of testers available at the test centre; if there are plans to increase the number of testers available; the average number of tests being taken at the centre on a daily basis since it open…

400. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delay citizens returning from Australia are facing in exchanging their driving licences; the impact this is having on their ability to secure employment; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41741/26]

401. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE Garda Vetting Officer and Child Safeguarding Officer posts filled within Iarnród Éireann as of 26 May 2026, in tabular form. [41797/26]

402. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of all key performance indicators, service standards or response-time metrics monitored by his Department in relation to the responsiveness, correspondence-handling performance and public representative engagement functions of the Road Safety Authority and National Driver Licence Service; and if he will make a statement on…

403. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority provides periodic reports, updates or governance briefings to his Department regarding delayed, unanswered, escalated or lost correspondence submitted by public representatives relating to driver licensing matters; if so, the frequency and format of such reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

404. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any response-time targets, escalation procedures, service standards or governance thresholds apply to correspondence submitted by public representatives to the Road Safety Authority or National Driver Licence Service; whether compliance with such standards is monitored by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

405. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether concerns regarding delayed responses, unanswered representations, lost correspondence or correspondence backlogs within the National Driver Licence Service have been raised or discussed at quarterly governance meetings or monthly operational meetings between his Department and the Road Safety Authority since January 2024; and if he w…

406. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department maintains records, logs or summaries of concerns raised regarding the correspondence-handling performance or responsiveness of the Road Safety Authority or National Driver Licence Service to public representatives since 2024; whether any trends or recurring issues have been identified; and if he will make a statement o…

407. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will provide details of the sanctions available to them to impose on bus companies operating PSO services in respect of sub-standard service delivery that is, frequent issues with punctuality, ‘ghost buses’ and so on; if any fines have been imposed on bus companies in this regard in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and 2026 to date, in…

408. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41915/26]

409. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to list the rail services which offer catering on board, and those which do not; the reason for the discrepancy; if an assessment of cost has been made on restoring catering services to all routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42004/26]