Bus Services

304. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the maintenance arrangements and associated costs for the electric buses delivered for Galway and Dublin; whether maintenance and warranty management differs for buses in storage compared with those in active service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14494/26]

305. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for completing the required charging infrastructure for the Galway buses; the reasons for the delay; and whether interim charging options were considered to avoid the continued idling of 47 buses in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14495/26]

309. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if Local Link services will be extended to cover more rural areas in Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14546/26]

339. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated to each local authority to be spent on bus shelters per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14922/26]

340. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to increase funding to local authorities for bus shelters in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14923/26]

33. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport to consider expanding the Local Link Anseo service to cover Thurles, County Tipperary, given the need for public transport in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13146/26]

34. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport to consider making additional funding available to the NTA for the expansion of Local Link services, the enhancement of existing services and the introduction of new services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13147/26]

417. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to amend a bus service to provide an earlier first departure on the 40D travelling from Tyrrelstown to Broombridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12443/26]

419. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will consider extending route 139 Naas to Blanchardstown to Tyrrelstown further up the Corduff Road to the roundabout that meets L3080 Ratoath Road [12448/26]

430. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the total amount that has been spent setting up, establishing and running the existing leapcard system that is to be replaced by a new contactless payment system (Next Generation Ticketing) on Dublin transport since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12664/26]

253. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Swords to city centre core bus corridor. [11138/26]

254. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the implementation of the A spine of the BusConnects programme in Dublin. [11139/26]

256. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding upgrades to a bus service in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11143/26]

262. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a bus shelter could be provided for the town of Ballybunion, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/26]

270. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that a bus stop located on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare, was removed in or around September 2024 without any apparent public consultation; if his Department, the NTA or TFI approved or authorised this removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11332/26]

271. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether Kildare County Council consulted with the NTA, TFI, or Bus Éireann prior to the removal of the bus stop on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock; if any written records, correspondence, meeting minutes or approvals exist in relation to this decision; the decision-making process that led to the removal of the stop; and if he will make a stat…

272. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the total cost of public works previously undertaken at the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare bus stop location, including the construction of a dedicated bus lay-by by Kildare County Council; whether this infrastructure is now unused following the removal of the stop; whether he will comment on the implications for value for money …

273. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to ensure the reinstatement of the bus stop at the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare; whether his Department will engage directly with the NTA, TFI, Bus Éireann and Kildare County Council to resolve this matter; the expected timeline for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11335/26]

274. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he has assessed the road safety implications arising from the removal of the bus stop on the Old Bog Road, Kilcock, County Kildare particularly for secondary school students who must now walk along a narrow, unlit and heavily trafficked road with limited verge space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11336/26]

18. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide a timeline of when the new bus corridor on the M4 will be deemed road safe and be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10554/26]

55. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to detail the efforts his Department are taking to develop bus priority measures in Galway City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10930/26]

341. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to address a number of issues in the Tralee area (details supplied), including additional bus routes and the provision of clear signage for bus stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9392/26]

355. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9688/26]

382. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport to provide and update on the punctuality and reliability review for the 109 bus service on the M3 corridor into Dublin that commenced on 23 November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10318/26]

511. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department, alongside the Department of Transport, could ensure that capacity issues are addressed ahead of the next academic year to ensure there are enough bus providers for schools to ensure students that meet criteria get a bus place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9128/26]