187. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to consider the introduction of an additional bus on a route (details supplied). [64141/26]
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
questions
1,312 written, 23 oral
128
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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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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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.
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The questions
213. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the provision of the Letterkenny town bus service in County Donegal that has been promised since September 2025, [64535/26]
214. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport whether the proposed new Knock Airport bus service would supplement, will replace or extend existing routes 440, 442 or MY42; the way in which it would connect with route 22 at Charlestown; if its timetable will be coordinated with flights at Ireland West Airport; and if the NTA or Department officials have engaged with Ireland West Airport to ensure the ti…
215. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the present planning and approval status of the proposed Charlestown, Ireland West Airport, Kiltimagh, Castlebar bus service; whether procurement or contractual discussions have commenced; and the earliest anticipated operational date. [64527/26]
225. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department plans to establish a local link route to serve Mourneabbey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64611/26]
249. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the enhancement of the 130 bus in Kildare South. [64988/26]
250. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the provision of new bus routes for Kildare South. [64984/26]
254. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on a Sunday service for the 883 local link bus in Kildare South. [64987/26]
287. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional passenger services that could have been operated had the 98 battery electric buses currently in storage been available for service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65202/26]
288. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken by his Department and the National Transport Authority to ensure future electric bus procurements are aligned with the delivery of charging infrastructure. [65203/26]
289. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to provide the analysis and assessment underpinning the assertion that purchasing battery electric buses while the necessary charging infrastructure was in train represented better value for the State than deferring or adjusting the timing of their purchase to more closely align delivery of the buses with completion of that infrastructure, including the method…
290. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether the assessment of the financial implications of purchasing battery electric buses while the necessary charging infrastructure was in train included depreciation in the value of buses during periods in which they remained in storage and unavailable for operational service; if so, the depreciation amount included; and if not, the reason this cost was exc…
291. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether the assessment of the financial implications of purchasing battery electric buses while the necessary charging infrastructure was in train included the opportunity cost or cost of capital associated with Exchequer funding being committed to assets before they could enter operational service; if so, to provide the methodology and amount attributed to th…
292. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to provide the costs incurred to date as a consequence of battery electric buses being purchased but remaining unavailable for operational service pending completion of the necessary charging infrastructure, including storage, servicing, maintenance, insurance and any other associated costs, by year and cost category, in tabular form. [65207/26]
293. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the full value for money comparison undertaken between purchasing battery electric buses while the necessary charging infrastructure was in train and adjusting the timing of bus purchases to more closely align their delivery with completion of that infrastructure, including purchase price inflation or indexation, depreciation, storage, servicing, maintenance, …
294. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether a comprehensive financial assessment has been undertaken of the impact of delayed deployment of battery electric buses purchased by the National Transport Authority while the necessary charging infrastructure was in train; the date on which any such assessment was completed; whether his Department considered the full economic cost of holding buses whic…
297. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of daily services in each direction on the Ballina to Galway corridor that the National Transport Authority determined would be required following the withdrawal of Expressway Route 52; whether the authority is satisfied that the current level of service on the corridor meets the needs identified in its determination report; and if he will make a st…
298. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority has assessed passenger demand and capacity on the Ballina to Galway corridor since the withdrawal of Expressway Route 52 on 24 May 2026; whether reports of passengers being unable to board services due to capacity constraints have been examined; and the measures planned to increase capacity and service frequency on the …
305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 26 February 2026 and further correspondence in relation to same, the way in which the National Transport Authority obtains value-for-money assurance in respect of bus shelter vandalism repairs given that it does not hold full cost information for such repairs; and what the national monitoring of vandalism trends cons…
306. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport in respect of the new BusConnects Cork bus network, whether funding for the commencement of the first phase has been secured in the 2027 Estimates; the routes included in that first phase; and the expected start date for the rollout. [65449/26]
307. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 367 of 10 February 2026, the specific delivery milestones and the mechanism by which his Department monitors the compliance of the National Transport Authority in respect of the Blarney, Glanmire and Ballyvolane growth corridors to 2030. [65450/26]
308. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 10 February 2026, the specific bus priority measures for the Glanmire growth corridor that have secured funding approval under BusConnects Cork; and the timeframe for their advancement through planning and delivery. [65448/26]
311. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken by his Department to monitor and enforce compliance by the National Transport Authority with the acknowledgement and reply timeframes set out in Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65445/26]
324. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the provision of a town bus for Newbridge, County Kildare. [65458/26]
340. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if a viable public transport link between Connolly Station and Dublin Airport can be prioritised and put in place given a similar direct link already exists between Heuston Station and Dublin Airport. [65684/26]