350. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to introduce integrated ticketing for passengers travelling across Bus Éireann and TFI Local Link services, particularly in rural areas where passengers may be required to use more than one operator to complete a journey; and whether consideration has been given to introducing a daily fare cap or integrated day ticket for such journeys. [65886/2…
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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351. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider including Athgarvan as part of the 126 Go-Ahead bus route, given the increased demand in the local area for additional public transport. [65761/26]
355. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if 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; if reports of passengers being unable to board services due to capacity constraints have been examined; and the measures that are planned to increase capacity and service frequency on the…
356. 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…
299. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the expected impacts of BusConnects on bus frequency, route coverage and journey times in Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60100/26]
306. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport given the success of the TFI Clonmel town bus service, if there are any further plans to provide a similar service to other towns across Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60546/26]
309. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the public transport services that were covered under the PSO for each year 2024 and 2025, broken down by urban and suburban bus networks, regional and rural bus links, heavy rail and commuter trains and light rail systems; the types of services it did not fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60866/26]
329. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of the investment made to enhance existing public bus services within Clare in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61244/26]
338. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the roll out of BusConnects in Limerick; his views on the benefits of this to people living in the Limerick city west area including the areas of Patrickswell, Ballybrown-Clarina, Mungret, Raheen and Dooradoyle, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61138/26]
344. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department has put in place to encourage the uptake of a career in bus driving; the supports available for driver training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61286/26]
364. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration will be given to reviewing the scheduling of bus routes C4 and W6 on the section of route shared between Maynooth and Celbridge; whether the NTA is aware that the current timetabling often results in both services operating within a few minutes of one another or running in convoy; whether consideration will be given to staggering the …
374. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made to develop a dedicated bus lane on the M4/N7 corridor; the stage this is currently at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60454/26]
388. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the roll out of the D-Spine as part of BusConnects; if he will commit to a timeline for the roll out of the D-Spine; if the release routes will not be changed in advance of the roll out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61422/26]
390. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the amount Dublin Bus has been fined for bus routes 15, 27a, 27b, H1, H2, H3, and 6 not meeting service delivery targets in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61415/26]
401. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the latest update on the rollout of a bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61660/26]
416. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total amount spent on BusConnects B-Spine to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.' [61703/26]
447. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position with the installation and allocation of bus stops and stands in Kildare south. [61995/26]
473. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the National Transport Authority to examine the provision of additional scheduled bus stops at Gortatlea Cross, Ballymacelligott, County Kerry, on services operating between Tralee, Farranfore and Killarney, given that buses already travel through the area (details supplied); if an assessment has been carried out of local demand for improv…
502. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the rollout of the B-Spine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62641/26]
503. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of buses expected to be added to the Dublin Bus fleet between 2026 and 2029, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62640/26]
504. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the installation of the Next Generation Automatic Vehicle Location system on the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62639/26]
507. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate issues (details supplied) raised in relation to a bus service S8, which are ongoing, and provide a clear outline of the steps being taken to address them. [62703/26]
519. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to previous correspondence regarding the route 275 service between Dingle and Tralee, if the NTA will examine the feasibility of allowing the bus which is understood to depart Dingle at approximately 11 p.m. and travel towards Tralee while out of service to carry passengers; and if consideration will be given to the transport needs of healthcare workers, ho…
522. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority has assessed the additional costs incurred by Galway bus passengers who are required to make transfers between services due to the current network design and who cannot avail of an integrated fare system; and if he will provide the findings of any such assessment. [62921/26]
524. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the operational reasons passengers on Galway city bus services are generally required to exit through the front door rather than using middle doors where available; whether this policy has been reviewed by the National Transport Authority or Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62919/26]