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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

Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
506. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the rollout date of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73977/25]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
507. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the details of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73978/25]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
508. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the rollout date of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73979/25]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
509. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the details of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73980/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
512. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the legislative changes required to enable the operation of the M4 eastbound bus priority measures pilot scheme. [74005/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
523. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department will take to expand bus services in Stepaside, Glencullen, and Kiltiernan beyond current BusConnect plans, in order to address severe traffic congestion issues and lack of public transport capacity and reliability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74122/25]
Mark Wall Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
526. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the current progress on BusConnects across Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74242/25]
Mark Wall Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
551. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the provision of a bus shelter on a route (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74513/25]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
556. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport when quarter 3 and quarter 4 data will be available for a route to determine whether it is performing within the contractual obligations as set out by the National Transport Authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74543/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
569. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which BusConnects Corridors will interface with future light rail routes to ensure optimal compatibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74616/25]
Mark Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
571. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on an article (details supplied) that reported 1,264 cancellations of number 13 bus in the past two months; the reason for this; the measures he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74649/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
577. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider extending a bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74796/25]
Michael Cahill Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
591. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to request the NTA to provide a LocalLink bus service between Beaufort village and Killorglin town in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74979/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
599. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider offering an option on the TFI App for passengers to report buses being late or not showing up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75041/25]
Michael Cahill Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
621. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide additional funding in 2026 to the National Transport Authority for additional Local Link routes in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75153/25]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
685. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the frequency of the No. 7 Bus Átha Cliath route with a view to increasing the divide to at least one bus every 15 minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1331/26]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
686. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport when it will be possible for Bus Átha Cliath customers who do not have a Leap card, to buy tickets on board other than with cash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1332/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
691. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made in expanding Local Link services in Cork; whether additional routes, increased frequency, or evening and weekend services are planned for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1352/26]
John Connolly Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
705. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of times the two double decker buses operating on Route 424, Galway to Lettermullen have broken down or been out of service since their deployment in 2025; the measures being taken to ensure these buses are fit for purpose and to improve reliability on this route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1546/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
713. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which and when he anticipates the overcrowding on the 316 bus route in County Clare will be alleviated; when the new bus stop at St. Caimins will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1636/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
714. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the PSO provision for bus services in the greater Dublin area from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1638/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
715. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the PSO provision for bus services nationally from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1639/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
716. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total fare revenue from bus services in the greater Dublin area from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1640/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
717. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total amount invested in existing bus services versus new services in the greater Dublin area from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1641/26]
Emer Currie Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
722. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the PSO provision for bus services, by county from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1646/26]