196. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the establishment of an operative inter-agency mechanism for the coordination of appropriate investigation of offences related to unmanned aircraft systems; when he expects this mechanism to be fully established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50444/25]
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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| June 2025 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
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| 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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197. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the launch of education and awareness campaigns regarding compliance and enforcement, as outlined in the National Policy Framework for the unmanned aircraft systems sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50445/25]
198. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the establishment of test sites for the unmanned aircraft systems sector; which organisations, bodies and groups will be eligible to avail of these test sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50446/25]
199. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeline on the launch of test sites for the unmanned aircraft systems sector as outlined in the National Policy Framework for the unmanned aircraft systems sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50447/25]
200. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received any proposals for the creation of a mobile application to allow for members of the public to identify unmanned aircraft systems remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50448/25]
201. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the projected cost of a fully functional U-Space System, the total amount invested by his Department in the research and development of a U-Space system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50449/25]
202. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport when the national working group on unmanned aircraft systems geographical zones will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50450/25]
203. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the way in which he envisaged the role of the local authority with regard to planning and the unmanned aircraft systems sector, following the launch of the National Policy Framework for Unmanned Aircraft Systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50451/25]
431. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the search and rescue helicopter contract agreed between his Department and a private contractor out of Weston Airport in Dublin; where this critical defence asset will be located, that is at Casement or Weston; furthermore to outline what happens the helicopter once the contract once has expired; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
584. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider plans for Waterford Airport's runway extension. [43707/25]
421. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of an organisation (details supplied) ceasing operations in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39320/25]
224. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the Irish Aviation Authority’s role in enforcing consumer protection for airline passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33378/25]
293. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the increased frequency of low-flying planes descending towards Dublin Airport over densely populated areas in north Kildare, such as Maynooth and Celbridge; his plans to engage with the IAA to review flight paths to minimize the impact on residents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29063…
276. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the number of aircraft that entered Irish air space without permission during each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the countries from which these aircraft originated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28759/25]
308. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the DAA, AirNav and the IAA are subject to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23477/25]
50. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on a person’s rights to re-routing and compensation under EC261/2004 due to flight cancellation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22042/25]
89. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the dates on which a section of the airfield at Shannon Airport formerly known as ‘Taxiway 11’ opened and when it closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22492/25]
183. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if an incident in which an Irish citizen was denied boarding a flight (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16374/25]
87. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 5 February 2025, at what point his Department began its detailed examination in relation to a number of flights through sovereign Irish airspace carrying munitions of war, which occurred in breach of Irish legislation; the timeframe in which he expects to conclude this examination; if he agrees that such needs to be c…
249. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a request by the Shannon Airport Group from 2022 seeking financial support to establish a route to Amsterdam under a Public Service Obligation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13701/25]
198. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether Rescue 118 will maintain its 24-hour coverage once transferred to a company (details supplied), or whether it will be reduced to a 12-hour service as seen in Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8880/25]
199. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport the reason the transition of search-and-rescue services from one company (details supplied) to another has not been communicated to crews and communities; whether crews and communities will be informed in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8881/25]
200. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport what contingency plans are in place to ensure uninterrupted search-and-rescue (SAR) coverage, particularly for islands and rural coastal areas, while the transition of SAR services from one company to another (details supplied) takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/25]
201. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether his contract with a company (details supplied) regarding search-and-rescue (SAR) services will meet the contract’s original commitment of all-weather, 24-hour SAR coverage, 365 days a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8883/25]
258. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide direct flights between Dublin and India given the increasing numbers travelling every day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7476/25]