Bus Services

259. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered extending the free fares for children under nine years-of-age to commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71325/25]

260. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if officials or agencies under his remit, including the National Transport Authority, have conducted a cost-benefit analysis on extending the free fares scheme to include commercial bus operators for children under nine years-of-age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71326/25]

263. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport his plans to reinstate the 145 bus in Dublin; if he recognises the extra time it has added for commuters who previously used the bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71362/25]

269. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progression of the Cross City Link in Galway post the adjudication on the judicial review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71559/25]

270. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport his plans to avoid disruption with the rollout of the B-spine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71580/25]

274. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Busáras Station in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and the nature of refurbishment works that are scheduled to be carried out at this station during the first half of 2026. [71768/25]

278. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding bus drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71791/25]

287. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the reason funding applications for Local Link DRT services are not being processed at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71862/25]

288. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the number of funding applications for Local Link DRT services waiting to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71863/25]

289. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when a specific funding application for a Local Link DRT service (details supplied) will be processed; and if an update could be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71864/25]

312. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider additional capacity on a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72022/25]

319. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints received by the NTA for the PSO route in Cork city. [72157/25]

320. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of meetings his office has held this year where Cork’s bus service was on the agenda. [72158/25]

323. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72229/25]

324. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport the mechanisms his Department is using to evaluate the success or issues of Bus Connects ; and the redress mechanisms which exist for commuters experiencing repeated cancellations or delays. [72231/25]

329. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport when phase eight of BusConnect Dublin will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72330/25]

325. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the implementation of a new bus network for Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71029/25]

119. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport to review the roll out of new bus routes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70599/25]

120. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the public transport provision serving Garristown and the surrounding rural areas of north County Dublin; if he will consider extending or adapting the 192 bus service, or introducing a new local loop route from Ashbourne through Ballymadun, Nutstown, Adamstown and Newhaggard, returning to Ashbourne; to examine the fe…

176. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the details of the current service frequency for route 126 operated by Go-Ahead Ireland; the plans to increase frequency on weekdays, weekends, and evenings to meet growing commuter demand in North Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69031/25]

177. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the number of scheduled route 126 services that were cancelled or delayed by more than 15 minutes in the past three months; the measures to improve reliability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69032/25]

178. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the current seating capacity on route 126 buses; the average passenger load during peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69033/25]

179. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address overcrowding on route 126 buses; the average passenger load during peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69034/25]

180. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport when BusConnects phase 5A orbital routes, including W61 and W62, will be fully integrated with route 126 to improve connectivity for Celbridge, Maynooth, and Kilcock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69035/25]

181. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the reason that despite additional funding and the roll-out of the BusConnects project in Dublin that up to 30% of the number 73 bus routes scheduled journeys are cancelled by the NTA’s contractor (details supplied); if contracts should be removed and re-allocated to public companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [690…