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Bus Services

1,335 questions from 128 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

1,335
questions
1,312 written, 23 oral
128
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
4
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202523
February 202565
March 202562
April 202533
May 202538
June 202552
July 202578
August 20250
September 202575
October 202539
November 2025115
December 202570
January 2026105
February 202662
March 202648
April 2026117
May 202659
June 202682
July 202663
August 20260
September 2026108
October 202641

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • 100% RDR3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú33 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil305 from 33 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael349 from 22 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party34 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent68 from 7 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland25 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party116 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity44 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin294 from 36 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 142
  2. 53
  3. 53
  4. 36
  5. 34
  6. 33
  7. 31
  8. 30

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

William Aird Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Transport
54. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Transport for Ireland (TFI) regarding the provision of a safer and more accessible bus pick-up point for a person (details supplied) where the current designated stop requires travel along a busy road despite the bus passing directly by the individual's home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44589/26]
Mark Wall Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
388. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the legislation for the M4 hard shoulder to be used a priority bus lane, given that the infrastructure is already in place. [41441/26]
Mark Wall Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
389. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the development of legislation to use the M7/N7 hard shoulder as a priority bus lane. [41442/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
395. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided for rural bus services and Local Link routes serving communities in Westmeath and Longford. [41504/26]
Ged Nash Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
407. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will provide details of the sanctions available to them to impose on bus companies operating PSO services in respect of sub-standard service delivery that is, frequent issues with punctuality, ‘ghost buses’ and so on; if any fines have been imposed on bus companies in this regard in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and 2026 to date, in tabular form; and i…
Emer Currie Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
414. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to revise a route on the BusConnects area map (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42037/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
423. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to include an estate in a particular bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42131/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
437. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the total cost involved in collecting and processing ticket payments on Dublin Bus services for the year 2025. [42331/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
438. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if Dublin Airport Authority intends to install portable toilets beside coach and bus pick up areas at Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. [42339/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
440. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport whether additional Local Link services or expanded evening and weekend rural bus services are planned for communities in Longford and Westmeath who have limited public transport options. [42362/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
444. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if consideration can be given to conducting a feasibility study to extend the planned N8 route from Blanchardstown Shopping Centre to the Hollystown area, in order to provide new developments with an accessible orbital bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42408/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
445. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to extending the demand responsive Anseo service to Annacotty village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42414/26]
Mark Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
451. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Tallaght/Clondalkin to city centre core bus corridors with BusConnects; the cost of the project; the funding so far provided to the NTA to deliver the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42562/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
456. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the actions being taken to address ongoing reliability and capacity issues on the 120 and X27 bus services serving Celbridge, including repeated cancellations and instances of passengers being left behind at stops (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42645/26]
Ann Graves Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
473. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport to support a request to the NTA for a direct and frequent bus service from Portmarnock railway station (details supplied) into Dublin Airport. [42880/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
479. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the quality of service checks that are in place for private bus operators running a PSO route; the way to report a delayed or a no-show bus in this event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43063/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
490. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the new proposed bus route 515 New Mallow to Killarney as of June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43377/26]
Michael Cahill Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
491. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide additional funding for a new Local Link bus service from the Gap of Dunloe/Kate Kearney’s Cottage to Beaufort village and on to Killarney town and vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43387/26]
Michael Cahill Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
492. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide additional funding for a new Local Link bus service from Beaufort village to Whitefield, Meanus and on to Killorglin town and vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43388/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 28 May 2026 · to Transport
217. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the total capital and current expenditure cost of the entire Dublin Bus Connects network redesign; the total capital and expenditure provided to date with detail of those elements of Bus Connects that this has allowed to progress; to indicate the capital and current expenditure for Dublin Bus Connects that has not yet been provided with detail of those element…
Eoin Ó Broin Written 28 May 2026 · to Transport
218. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the funding approval for the Tallaght-Clondalkin-City Centre element of the Dublin Bus Connects network redesign. [40840/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 28 May 2026 · to Transport
219. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the National Transport Authority produce a draft BusConnects network redesign for the Clonburris-Adamstown-Kilcarberry Grange area, where there has been increased residential development in recent years and for the authority to undertake a public consultation on their proposals and further for the Minister to give a commitment to fund the ou…
John Connolly Written 28 May 2026 · to Transport
227. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for delivery of the Bus Connects Galway Network Redesign; when the proposed Oranmore–Galway bus service will be introduced; whether a direct service from Oranmore village to Galway city centre will be provided rather than routing via Parkmore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40982/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 28 May 2026 · to Transport
245. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a clear funding commitment and delivery pathway for Limerick BusConnects, ensuring that the project can move forward without unnecessary delay prior to 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41344/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 28 May 2026 · to Transport
246. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that passengers in Mullingar and surrounding areas are unable to purchase online tickets from Mullingar to Dublin on bus 115; the reason for this discrepancy; and if he will urgently engage with the National Transport Authority and Bus Éireann to resolve the matter.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41345/26]