321. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the BusConnects Galway Dublin Road Project; the progress to date; the forthcoming stages in the project lifecycle; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21880/26]
Topics / Bus Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsBus Services
1,335 questions from 128 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
1,335
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1,312 written, 23 oral
128
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 23 |
| February 2025 | 65 |
| March 2025 | 62 |
| April 2025 | 33 |
| May 2025 | 38 |
| June 2025 | 52 |
| July 2025 | 78 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 75 |
| October 2025 | 39 |
| November 2025 | 115 |
| December 2025 | 70 |
| January 2026 | 105 |
| February 2026 | 62 |
| March 2026 | 48 |
| April 2026 | 117 |
| May 2026 | 59 |
| June 2026 | 82 |
| July 2026 | 63 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 108 |
| October 2026 | 41 |
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322. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the BusConnects Galway cross-city link scheme; the progress made to date; the next lifecycle stages; the expected timelines for those stages; the estimated cost range; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21881/26]
339. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if funding is in place for the new bus route 199 between Glendalough and Bray; when the route will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22240/26]
190. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport the progress made in implementing BusConnects Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21133/26]
194. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport the number of Local Link bus routes operating in County Galway; the passenger numbers on these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21137/26]
214. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the status of the A spine rollout under BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21363/26]
212. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently review the current diversion of the 32X service along the Clontarf Road; the expected duration of this diversion; to confirm that the full original route will be reinstated once roadworks are completed; if he will further examine immediate capacity issues on both the 32X and the 130 services, including the provision of additional morning …
238. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of Bus Éireann PSO double decker coaches, double decker buses that came into the fleet in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number that were withdrawn from the fleet during this period, in tabular form. [18679/26]
241. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the number of outbound journeys taken each month on the 73 bus in Dublin since 2025, between 6pm and end of service, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18725/26]
257. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport to address the issue of a bus service (details supplied). [19031/26]
272. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the long standing issues with getting a bus service to a location (details supplied); his views on the possible solutions at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19159/26]
276. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the current cost of a high capacity coach that is suitable for rural bus routes, if he will provide funding to the NTA to purchase a sufficient number of these coaches to serve bus routes in County Galway that are currently struggling with capacity issues, in particular route 424; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19214/26]
314. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the amount invested in an existing service (details supplied) from 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19736/26]
315. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on the last time additional capacity was added to a route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19737/26]
316. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the reason a new schedule will not be implemented on a route until October 2026 to address service reliability; whether increased capacity will be provided in this enhancement (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19738/26]
319. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department is working to encourage the delivery of commercial bus services. [19780/26]
333. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider amending a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19840/26]
368. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport for an update from the NTA on the promised pilot of a bus service from Annacotty-to-Annacotty Business Park; the expected start for the pilot; and update from the NTA on plans to increase the Castleconnell to Limerick City service. [20137/26]
369. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending a route to include Kildare Town train station and Kildare village (details supplied). [20174/26]
370. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to increase public transport bus routes from surrounding towns to Kildare town and Kildare village (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20175/26]
371. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider increasing the frequency of a bus route given the high demand (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20176/26]
378. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport in view of the Tánaiste's explicit commitment in Dáil Éireann on 5 March 2026 (details supplied), if he will provide clarity on the delivery timeline and capital funding arrangements for the Dublin Road Bus Corridor in Galway, in light of the National Transport Authority's confirmation that it cannot commit to advancing the project due to uncertainty regardin…
379. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport in view of the Tánaiste's explicit commitment in Dáil Éireann on 5 March 2026 (details supplied) the expected provision of funding for the expansion and enhancement of bus services in Galway, including improvements to the 424 service; the reason the National Transport Authority stated that it can not provide commitments due to the absence of a defined 2026 bu…
392. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the funding that has been invested in new bus routes versus existing services from 2020-2026 in Dublin, by year, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20763/26]
393. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the funding that has been invested in new bus routes versus existing services from 2020-2026 in Dublin West, by year, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20764/26]