Parliamentary questions

244. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to report on the printer failure affecting the NDLS; the number of applicants affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54337/26]

245. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport whether an application has been made by Cork City Council for road safety improvements on Cathedral Road, Harbour View road or Sunday’s Well in Cork city. [54360/26]

246. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether Irish Rail intends to expand the sensory pod pilot at Kent Station to other stations across the rail network; the plans that are in place to extend the pilot; if a timeline has been set for a wider rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54405/26]

247. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the outcome of all appeals made to the NTA in respect of vehicle clamping to date in 2026 (details supplied). [54451/26]

248. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding Glenbeigh village, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54486/26]

249. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to extend the South Kerry Greenway to Rossbeigh beach (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54487/26]

250. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide a footbridge adjacent to the Behy Bridge on the Rossbeigh road close to the starting point of the South Kerry Greenway which is due to open within the next couple of weeks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54488/26]

251. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport when the successor scheme to the disabled driver and passenger scheme will be introduced; if this will be in addition to the disabled driver and passenger scheme or if it will replace it entirely; to report on engagement with stakeholders on the successor scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54510/26]

252. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether the costs of operating driving test centres are still covered by the OPW. [54514/26]

253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the current annual cost of providing and maintaining driving test centre accommodation. [54515/26]

254. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether the introduction of a barrier-free electronic tolling system on the Tom Clarke (East Link) Bridge has been considered in order to ease traffic congestion;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54520/26]

255. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54571/26]

256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his Department's expenditure on IT consultancy; to provide a breakdown of all IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [54572/26]

257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of his Department's expenditure on consultancy; to provide a breakdown of the consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2025. [54573/26]

258. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland and abroad; if these individuals can apply to internal civil service competitions for these temporary contracts; the plans being developed to retain these individuals once their contracts cease, given the…

259. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the dates on which he met with each of the State or semi-State bodies under his remit, by State or semi-State, body since taking office, in tabular form. [54607/26]

260. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the regulation of the EV charging infrastructure network; to clarify which bodies have which responsibilities; the breakdown of all relevant legislation and the way in which it applies to the regulation of this network; the breakdown of all relevant legislation; the way in which it applies to the regulation of this network as it relat…

261. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the recent price increases for charging EVs; if he has met with relevant suppliers to address this and on which dates; if he has discussed this with the regulator; if so, the dates of these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54609/26]

262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the driver test waiting times, by test centre; the breakdown of new applications, by test centre, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [54610/26]

263. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of resit applications for driver tests for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54611/26]

264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy actions remaining, broken down by the year of the climate action plan they were initially included in; and the estimated timelines for completion, in tabular form. [54638/26]

265. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the proposals there are to enhance services in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54693/26]

266. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if it is proposed to provide new park and ride facilities on the N3/M3 in counties Cavan and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54694/26]

267. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the basis upon which local property tax is applied to congregated settings; and whether it should be applied to rooms or to the congregated building. [54425/26]

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the engagement his Department has had with the Revenue Commissioners regarding the VAT registration obligations arising for taxi drivers from the use of taxi platforms operating the ‘reverse charge’ mechanism; the expected timeline for related measures or announcements on this issue; the supports that will be put in place to assist dr…