Questions

194. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of new access to the outer platforms at Connolly station; the amount expended to date on the project; and the date on which the access route is expected to be operational. [49119/26]

195. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of greater use and expansion of the Docklands train station in the context of DART+ west and north. [49120/26]

196. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of the number of new and/or existing PSO routes that cannot be operated due to a lack of funding in 2026. [49152/26]

197. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the number of instances of airspace closures from 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by month and location; the reasons for these closures, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49182/26]

198. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) is expected to pay such high road tax for a car with low emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49186/26]

199. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the most up to date schedule of costs in respect of the delivery of the Metrolink project. [49187/26]

200. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to outline how residents who wish to purchase electric vehicles who are without off- street parking (details supplied) can access EV charging points if they purchase electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49190/26]

201. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether the potential health impacts on children living near general aviation airports are being considered by the relevant authorities. [49197/26]

202. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has approved funding for a road (details supplied) that faced storm damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49206/26]

203. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with the RSA regarding a bi-lateral driver’s licence agreement between states in the USA and Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49208/26]

204. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if he will give a directive to the RSA to begin work on a bi-lateral drivers licence agreement with the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49209/26]

205. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with his Department regarding a bi-lateral licence agreement between Ireland and the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49210/26]

206. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport further to previous replies to Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), to clarify whether the vehicle adaptation scheme will replace or operate alongside the disabled drivers and passengers scheme; the stakeholders consulted on the matter to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49226/26]

207. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered establishing a statutory mechanism whereby communities may seek exclusion from routine commercial drone delivery operations, where significant concerns arise regarding residential amenity, privacy, environmental impacts or community acceptance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49241/26]

208. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans to introduce a mechanism to review CIÉ occupational pensions periodically in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49300/26]

209. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the dates and percentage values of all increases applied to CIÉ occupational pensions over the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49301/26]

210. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider applying the same principle used to justify periodic State Pension increases, namely protecting pensioner purchasing power against inflation, to CIÉ occupational pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49302/26]

211. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the reinstatement of the Derry to Dublin airlink; to provide an update on the tendering process to establish a PSO air service between Derry and Dublin; the timeline for when this air service will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49430/26]

212. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether he is aware of the current regulatory issue whereby pilots who train in the North of Ireland cannot fly aircraft in the State without having completed a conversion course; whether he is taking any actions to address this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49431/26]

213. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to reduce the lengthy waiting time for driving test appointments at test centres in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49434/26]

214. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 8 May 2025, the number of driving test assessors currently assigned to test centres in Cork; the further measures that have been undertaken to restore the service to target levels in Cork and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49435/26]

215. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport to consider expanding the pilot scrappage scheme (ICE2EV) to allow for more than 2,000 applications, to further improve Ireland’s emission standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49439/26]

216. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of sites that will be taken over to lay cables to supply the new DART sub-stations for Dart+ West, in tabular form; the dates for commencing these works at each site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49472/26]

217. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to bring forward legislation governing domestic EV charging infrastructure; whether he will commit to providing clear interim guidance to local authorities to ensure consistent and fair treatment of existing EV owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49520/26]

218. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport his plans that forthcoming legislation on domestic EV charging infrastructure will include provisions for existing EV owners who have already installed private chargers, particularly where installation was carried out by a registered professional and meets recognised safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49521/26]