21. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the timeline for the long awaited restoration of the Derry to Dublin airlink; and when the tender will be released. [74570/26]
Topics / Air Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAir Services
150 questions from 44 TDs, between 25 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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148 written, 2 oral
44
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 10 |
| March 2026 | 33 |
| April 2026 | 26 |
| May 2026 | 18 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 8 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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The questions
115. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the progress to establish a PSO flight service between Dublin and Derry. [72110/26]
129. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he can make arrangements so that the time for the PSO funded Ryanair flight from Kerry to Dublin is altered so that people travelling to Dublin for work can take the flight. [72089/26]
159. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to advise if an early morning flight from Kerry to Dublin will be considered to accommodate people traveling from Kerry to Dublin for work (details supplied). [72456/26]
202. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the timeline for the long awaited restoration of the Derry to Dublin airlink. [67365/26]
620. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff, by role, recruited in AirNav from 2024 to date; and the number and class of roles which remain unfilled currently, in tabular form. [63968/26]
621. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full breakdown of costs for recruitment and advertising campaigns by AirNav, by item, from 2024 to date, in tabular form. [63967/26]
392. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport further to his statement during the Second Stage debate on the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 on 23 June 2026 (details supplied); if he will identify the retention application to which he referred; the name of the applicant; the date on which the application was made; the planning authority or other body to which it was made and its planning re…
393. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport if an application for retention permission has been made by DAA plc, or by any other party, in respect of the departure routes or flight paths operated from runways 10R/28L and 10L/28R at Dublin Airport since January 2016, other than the application the subject of An Coimisiún Pleanála reference ABP-314485-22 (details supplied); if so, the applicant, referenc…
397. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the date on which an application was made (details supplied); the planning authority or other body to which it was made; its planning register or An Coimisiún Pleanála reference; the development or operations to which it relates; the current status of that application; whether that application is the relevant-action application made by DAA plc the subject of …
398. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport if any application for retention permission has been made by Daa plc, or by any other party, in respect of the departure routes or flight paths operated from runways 10R/28L and 10L/28R at Dublin Airport since January 2016, other than the application the subject of An Coimisiún Pleanála reference ABP-314485-22 (details supplied); if so, the applicant, referen…
122. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the number of diverted flights into Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Dublin Airport in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; the number of medical and technical diversions; the manner in which they are categorised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52808/26]
161. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the data held on the number of private jet flights through Irish airspace and Irish airports. [53376/26]
169. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the key measures taken to support and develop aviation service since January 2026; his priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53492/26]
50. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the review of flight paths at Dublin Airport as stated in Dáil Éireann on 23 and 30 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/26]
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]
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]
458. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether work has commenced on an updated National Aviation Policy to replace the existing 2015 policy framework; the current status of that work; the timeline for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42657/26]
459. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether a draft updated National Aviation Policy has been prepared by his Department; whether it has been circulated to Government or stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42660/26]
460. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to publish a consolidated aviation strategy addressing airport capacity, regional airports, aviation decarbonisation, sustainable aviation fuels, passenger growth and surface transport connectivity [42661/26]
32. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the work of the National Working Group on Geographical Zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40458/26]
35. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken to implement the National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems published in August 2025; and the milestones achieved under each of the three pillars of Airspace and Planning, Compliance and Enforcement, and Enterprise and Innovation since the framework's publication. [40490/26]
36. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to bring forward legislation to give effect to the fixed-charge offence regime for drone violations announced under the August 2025 National Unmanned Aircraft Systems Policy Framework. [40491/26]
37. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if the national working group on unmanned aircraft systems geographical zones, as provided for under the National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, has been formally established; who chairs it; the number of times it has met; and when he expects the group to publish procedures for the designation of no-fly and restricted zones. [40492/26]