129. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to address the phenomenon of ghost buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9420/25]
Topics / Bus Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsBus Services
1,335 questions from 128 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
1,335
questions
1,312 written, 23 oral
128
TDs have asked
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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
140. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if will halt and reverse the privatisation of bus routes in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9404/25]
142. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the decision by Dublin Bus not to tender for the outer Dublin metropolitan area routes on the BusConnects network in Dublin; his views on whether the tender on these routes has been awarded to a company (details supplied) notwithstanding the major service delivery problems experienced by that company on its existing routes; and if he wi…
150. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the NTA to review the expansion of the Local Link bus service to the northern part of the Dublin Fingal west constituency to service Skerries, Rush and Lusk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9388/25]
156. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on his engagement with the National Transport Authority in relation to ghost buses on Dublin Bus and those provided by a company (details supplied). [9525/25]
167. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if coaches fitted with toilets will be considered for longer rural bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9475/25]
170. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the National Transport Authority to engage with Dublin central politicians to address the various concerns and inquiries raised by residents following the introduction of several new bus routes in the area. [9499/25]
174. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if additional funding will be provided to expand Local Link services in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8963/25]
239. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if passengers whose buses were cancelled as a result of recent snow are entitled to a refund if the bus company cancelled the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9098/25]
242. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the provision of buses to Dublin Airport from the Dún Laoghaire constituency; if he will meet with the NTA to push for an improved service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9188/25]
254. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Transport the total number of buses that currently service the Ballyfermot, Inchicore and Bluebell areas; the hourly breakdown of how often these buses run through these areas, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9338/25]
255. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Transport the total number of buses under the new BusConnects plan, particularly the G, C and D spines, that will service the Ballyfermot, Inchicore and Bluebell areas; the hourly breakdown of how often these buses run through these areas, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9339/25]
261. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will support the extension of the 38-bus route from Damastown to Ongar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9358/25]
271. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a full list of bus routes under consideration for transfer to management by an operator (details supplied). [9501/25]
272. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority intends to provide a PSO bus route from Dublin to Kerry directly. [9587/25]
273. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of Bus Éireann buses that left Dublin Airport to different parts of the country for each specific route in the month of January 2025. [9588/25]
274. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if there has been a completed tendering process for bus routes (details supplied); the bodies that bid for these routes; and who won the contracts. [9628/25]
283. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport if an airport express connection service to Shannon Airport will be offered to rail and bus users from Colbert Station, Limerick, similar to that provided in Dublin and Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9791/25]
285. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport to clarify if the hydrogen/electric bus is still running in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9820/25]
286. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the mileage on the hydrogen/electric bus, if it is still running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9821/25]
287. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the cost of running the hydrogen / electric bus on fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9822/25]
288. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the average yearly mileage of a conventional bus in Dublin; the cost of the fuel that it requires for the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9823/25]
177. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has had contact with the National Transport Authority regarding the replacement of the 145 bus; and if there are plans in place for a direct bus route to UCD. [8713/25]
186. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the Ennis town bus service to start; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/25]
187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to identify the proposed new bus stops and bus shelters in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8805/25]