171. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the strategies planned by his Department to increase the number of bus drivers in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51680/25]
Topics / Bus Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsBus Services
1,335 questions from 128 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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1,312 written, 23 oral
128
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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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174. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the current prevalence of the practice of injecting additional buses along routes when such routes have reached capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51536/25]
179. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the number of routes and passenger journeys per year operated by local link Cork from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51554/25]
244. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the timelines for implementation of the Bus Connect plan for the Dublin Fingal west constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51187/25]
245. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the service report for 2023, 2024 and 2025 for the bus routes 33/33x and 33a, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51188/25]
246. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will ask the NTA to consider putting triaxle buses back on the 33x route to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51189/25]
247. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm Dublin Bus have taken into consideration the NTA's recommendation to improve the capacity of the 33 bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51190/25]
248. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if the schedule fix planned by Dublin Bus for the number 33 bus route will be implemented in October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51191/25]
253. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of the proposed new bus network for Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51332/25]
255. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to amend the local link 391 bus service, Thurles to Limerick, to serve the village of Kilcommon, as it currently bypasses stopping in the village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51399/25]
257. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a bus timetable can be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51459/25]
258. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport when fixed bus stops will be installed on the N51 road between Navan and Slane, specifically, at the stretch of road passing the Graigs Lane and Dunmoe Castle. [51460/25]
260. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the new investment in each bus route in Dublin from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51480/25]
261. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total investment in bus services in Dublin from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51481/25]
262. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus stops in Dublin currently and from 2016 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51482/25]
263. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus stops with bus shelters on the Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland network currently and from 2016 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51483/25]
264. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of passenger journeys per year on the Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland routes in Dublin from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51484/25]
265. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the increase in passenger numbers on the new routes on the BusConnects stages that have been introduced compared to before their introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51485/25]
277. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to specific measures to support commuters residing in areas closer to city and town centres whose bus services are at capacity before reaching their locality at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51497/25]
287. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport what steps he will take to ensure that there is no loss of bus service for St. MacDaras Community College and Rossmore Estate as a result of the re-routing of the 150 bus route via Limekiln Road to Greenhills College and the launch of Phase 7 of BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51849/25]
307. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the exact methodology that was used to assess the appropriateness of the Bus Connects proposal in relation to the removal of bus route 33; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51999/25]
199. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether weekend bus timetables should differ from weekday schedules; if more frequent services should operate on Saturdays to reflect higher passenger demand on certain routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50955/25]
13. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if a proposed bus stop could be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50550/25]
20. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the progress on the extension of the existing bus routes in Kilkenny city to include new housing estates, businesses and schools located in the environs of the city; and the availability of funding for such projects and the process and timeline involved. [50741/25]
140. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the provision of a town bus service in Newbridge. [49578/25]