Bus Éireann

271. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new drivers which have been hired by Bus Éireann to cover routes serving Cork county in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7965/26]

272. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new drivers which have been hired by Bus Éireann to cover routes serving Cork county in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7966/26]

273. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new drivers which have been hired by Bus Éireann to cover routes serving Cork county in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7967/26]

274. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new drivers which have been hired by Bus Éireann to cover routes serving Cork county in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7968/26]

275. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new drivers which have been hired by Bus Éireann to cover routes serving Cork county in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7969/26]

295. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new buses purchased by Bus Éireann to serve routes in Cork city in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7989/26]

296. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new buses purchased by Bus Éireann to serve routes in Cork city in each of the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7990/26]

297. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new buses purchased by Bus Éireann to serve routes in Cork county in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7991/26]

311. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Bus Éireann in relation to reducing fares on Bus Éireann routes as of January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8007/26]

326. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase capacity of Bus Éireann service on the route of Mallow to Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8030/26]

188. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if additional bus stops could be provided from Listowel to Lisselton and Lisselton to Ballybunion on the Bus Éireann 272 Tralee to Ballybunion bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7139/26]

287. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of electrified buses Bus Eireann has in service; the number of garages Bus Éireann operates; and the number of those garages that have the capacity to charge electric buses. [5555/26]

665. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE revenue protection managers employed by Bus Éireann as of 5 January 2026, in tabular form. [1160/26]

256. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the review of the mandatory retirement age for Bus Éireann drivers holding a D1 licence; if consideration is being given to raising the retirement age from 70 to 72 in light of ongoing driver shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71321/25]

279. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the number of qualified female bus drivers currently working for Bus Éireann, in tabular form. [71801/25]

318. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the current number of drivers for Bus Éireann’s PSO route delivery in Cork city; and the number considered a full cohort. [72156/25]

120. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers currently employed by Bus Éireann for the delivery of PSO services in Cork city, and the number considered a full cohort and the additional drivers needed, by route, for timetable fixes. [67759/25]

121. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints made by the public in Cork City to Bus Éireann pertaining to buses, the nature of the complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67860/25]

122. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of fines issued to Bus Éireann by the NTA in the Cork area; the nature of the fine; the amount paid to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67862/25]

138. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with Bus Éireann recently to receive an update on their recruitment process for additional drivers in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67960/25]

413. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 6 March 2024, where the specific information requested regarding the publication of documentation demonstrating whether bank accounts, fund transfers, or other records prove that a surplus of €8.195 million from school transport was held by Bus Éireann on her behalf as of 31 Decem…

414. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 6 March 2024, if she will investigate the reason her officials did not provide the information to the minister at the time in the preparation of the response sought by this Deputy regarding whether the transaction purportedly returning the net cash surplus of €6.7 million to her i…

415. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 6 March 2024, to give supporting documentation demonstrating whether the ring fencing in bank accounts existed or whether fund funds were co-mingled in bank accounts and used as general cash flow (liquidity) as working capital across Bus Éireann’s commercial business; and if she w…

198. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request Bus Éireann to open the public toilets at the Outlet Centre, Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62536/25]

273. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the additional improvements to services that will occur in 2026 for Bus Éireann PSO routes arising from Budget 2026. [60971/25]