244. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if the current disabled drivers and passengers scheme will be replaced with vehicle adaption scheme; if under this new scheme successful participants will be able to avail of the VRT and VAT relief on the purchase of a vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49698/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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245. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 10 June 2026, the number of driving tests booked through third party apps that the RSA cancelled in 2025 and to-date in 2026. [49707/26]
246. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 10 June 2026, the way in which the RSA identifies driving tests which are booked through a third party app. [49708/26]
247. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the policy of Irish Rail regarding the sale of tickets on services where all available seats have already been reserved or are occupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49719/26]
248. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport whether Irish Rail monitors total expected passenger numbers across all booking channels, including online sales, ticket offices, machines, and seat reservations; the way in which this data is used in managing capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49720/26]
249. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to address situations where passenger demand exceeds seating capacity on Irish Rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49721/26]
250. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the reason additional carriages are not deployed, where operationally possible, on services known in advance to be heavily oversubscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49722/26]
251. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport whether he considers it acceptable that passengers on Irish Rail with valid tickets may be required to stand due to overcrowding or pay an additional fee to access seating such as first class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49723/26]
252. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to improve capacity planning, passenger comfort and accessibility on Irish Rail services particularly in view of increased public transport usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49724/26]
253. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if a matter relating to a driving test (details supplied) has been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49741/26]
254. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the Road Safety Authority, the reason a booking confirmation (details supplied) identified Bakers Point as the test location; whether any notification of a venue change was issued; if so, the date and method by which it was sent; the reason the person was recorded as a no-show notwithstanding that they attended the location identified in th…
255. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the current policy regarding the sale of tickets on services where all available seats are already reserved or occupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49748/26]
256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail has a system to monitor the total number of passengers expected on a service across all booking methods, including online bookings, ticket machines, ticket offices, and free travel pass reservations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49749/26]
257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport If passenger demand exceeds seating capacity, the measures that are taken to prevent passengers travelling without access to a seat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49750/26]
258. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the reason additional carriages are not provided where operationally possible on services known to be heavily oversubscribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49751/26]
259. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns that the only practical way for passengers who have paid for a standard journey to obtain a seat is to pay an additional charge for first class accommodation due to overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49752/26]
260. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that passengers can hold a valid ticket, the operator can know in advance that demand exceeds available seating, and yet passengers may still be required to stand unless they pay an additional premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49753/26]
261. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that some eligible bus operators missed the application deadline for the rural transport support scheme due to exceptional operational pressures during the peak school transport and tour season; whether his Department will consider accepting late applications in exceptional circumstances where there is no prejudice to the administration of the…
262. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport if advice will be provided in relation to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50079/26]
263. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider supporting an organisation's proposed measures (details supplied) as a means of supporting employment, tourism and enterprise development in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49626/26]
264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered directing Revenue to draft a statutory instrument extending postponed VAT accounting to private BEV importers via EORI registration; and if any modelling has been carried out on the possible ESR compliance savings there might be if this policy was implemented [48827/26]
265. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered directing Revenue to issue updated OMSP valuation guidance capping the VAT base at 110% of the verified UK purchase invoice for private BEV import; and if any modelling has been carried out on the possible ESR compliance savings there might be if this policy was implemented [48828/26]
266. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to the points made (details supplied) regarding the BIK treatment of company cars. [49013/26]
267. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49093/26]
268. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the long waiting periods for cases to go to adjudication at the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (details supplied); the steps he is taking to address these long waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49148/26]