Bus Services

193. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if the delay in establishing Oireachtas committees has had any impact on the approval of funding for new Local Link bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21953/25]

194. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if his Department if aware of an application for funding approval for a Local Link bus service between Portlaw and Dungarvan in County Waterford, and the status of this application. [21954/25]

195. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority regarding the outsourcing of bus services to private operators where there is capacity for Bus Éireann to provide the service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21961/25]

377. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe for the delivery of the western Dublin orbital route. [18901/25]

389. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on funding for the west Dublin orbital route. [19114/25]

416. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the status of the installation of the next generation automatic vehicle location system on existing bus services in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19654/25]

417. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the status of the installation of the next generation automatic vehicle location system on bus services nationally in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19655/25]

418. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the electrification of bus depots required to support the operational readiness for the rollout of the BusConnects B-Spine in Quarter 2 of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19656/25]

419. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus depots in Dublin; to provide an update on the electrification of bus depots in Dublin; to list the depots that have been fully electrified, those currently undergoing electrification and those where electrification has yet to commence; the expected timeline for the completion of electrification at each depot; and if he will…

420. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for the original timelines given on the electrification of bus depots in Dublin and all reasons for the delay in meeting those original timelines [19658/25]

422. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to outline the criteria used by the National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus to determine the routes prioritised for the deployment of additional buses in response to capacity needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19660/25]

423. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide data on the number of so-called ‘ghost buses’, ‘mystery buses’, and ‘disappearing buses’ reported on the 37 and 38 Dublin Bus routes from January 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19661/25]

424. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses, electric, hybrid, petrol/diesel or any other type of bus, that have been added to the Dublin Bus fleet in the years 2019 to 2025, in tabular form. [19662/25]

425. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses currently awaiting deployment to new depots in Dublin; the number of these that are delayed due to delays in the electrification of the relevant depots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19663/25]

433. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if an analysis has been done as to the reason for the appearance and disappearance of scheduled buses on the TFI apps and bus stop information boards on the Dublin bus routes; to identify which routes are worst for it; how to address this frustrating issue which is causing workers to be late regularly to work, others to miss hospital a…

442. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an outline of plans to improve and increase the frequency of bus services in Rathcoole, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19840/25]

473. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if the Local Link Service in County Cork will be extended to provide a direct service between the towns of Buttevant and Doneraile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20174/25]

514. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider adding an additional bus stop to the 821 bus route (details supplied). [20806/25]

515. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a direct public bus route from Newbridge to Maynooth, given the fact that there are no current public buses available for students who have to commute to Maynooth University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20807/25]

517. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of all the public bus routes that are now operated by a private contractor, by county; for a breakdown of the dates on which the transition to operation by private contractor took place; for a breakdown of any public bus routes in which there are plans to transition to operation by private contractor, by county, in tabular…

518. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of bus routes that are operated by private contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20832/25]

520. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority will fund the installation of next bus display screen at a location (details supplied). [20846/25]

525. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport how his Department is working to provide for additional capacity for Dublin Bus, following the continued growth of its customer demand. [20871/25]

533. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses in Dublin purchased in each of the years 2019 to 2024, including a breakdown of power source (whether they are electric, hybrid, diesel/petrol etc) and how many of those are in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20943/25]

548. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on local links; if he plans to increase the number of stops and or increased flexibility for drivers to stop more frequently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/25]