280. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7978/25]
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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| 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 questions
281. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed Athenry to Tuam local link service will be fully implemented; when the draft timetable will be finalised and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7980/25]
284. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will develop bus shelters at bus stops in Kerry due to the inclement weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7988/25]
292. 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 Bus Connects 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 w…
161. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide clarity on the reasoning for the Airport hopper bus service between Maynooth and Dublin Airport stopping its services without warning; and if passengers who booked tickets for a service which did not run will receive a refund. [7020/25]
37. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on the provision of new bus stops–east and west–at a location (details supplied); when these bus stops will be in place; what bus services will be provided from this stop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6463/25]
51. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of busses in Cork city that were not in service on each of the days in the past two weeks; the number of times drivers were unable to complete a bus route because no bus was available; the number of routes that could not run because busses were not available; and the number of defect sheets filed on each of the days in the past four weeks. [6638/25]
194. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position on Transport for Ireland's roll out in Cork and in particular the bus service routes 233, 257 and 240; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5536/25]
218. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of local-link services operating within County Galway, including the route serviced and the frequency of operation. [5869/25]
251. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be provided to reinstate the Derry to Dublin airlink as committed to in the Programme for Government. [6391/25]
134. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport for the planned work his Department will undertake to expand the local link buses in the Dublin Fingal west constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5252/25]
136. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the problems with the bus route operated by a company (details supplied) whereby busses are either severely delayed or cancelled entirely; if he believes their licence should be revoked if they cannot operate the service to a specific standard; if he has considered bringing these routes back under public operation; and if he will …
143. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he can engage with the NTA to request a capacity review of the 101-route operated by Bus Éireann due to the issues persons in Balbriggan and Balrothery are experiencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5332/25]
147. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the bus routes that operate in Dublin mid-west; the routes that are operated by Dublin Bus; the routes that are operated by a company (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5350/25]
148. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the fines for service failures over the past three years for Dublin Bus and a company (details supplied); the reasons and rationale for deciding these fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5352/25]
149. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of cancellations of W2, W4 and W6 buses since the routes were rolled out; the resulting fines associated with these cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5353/25]
150. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of ‘lost trips’ per month from June 2024 on services operated by a company (details supplied) in Dublin west including the W4, L52, 236, 238 and 270 in comparison to the overall number of trips on the timetable for each route, and as a percentage of overall services per route. [5366/25]
154. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the current status of the BusConnects Limerick project, including the specific timelines for its delivery, given that approximately half of the primary and secondary schools in Limerick city west currently lack any bus service; and if he can provide a commitment to prioritising public transport funding to expedite the implementation of BusConn…
155. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide information on the possibility of developing a bus route to run between Ringaskiddy and Crosshaven, County Cork, to benefit school students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5428/25]
156. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 6 February 2025, if he will request a written report from the NTA in relation to the ghost busses on the S4 bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5453/25]
106. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated to the NTA for the rollout of Bus Connects in Limerick for 2025; the timeline for the roll out of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4995/25]
107. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5006/25]
110. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delays and cancellations affecting bus services (details supplied); the way he will address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5171/25]
134. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the reason so many buses, in particular the S4, S6 and S8, are regularly cancelled last minute or just don't show up at bus stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4005/25]
135. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to ensure that bus service providers are complying with their relevant service level obligations; if any evaluation of the new routes has yet taken place, in particular in respect of the S4 and S6 routes; and if a bus company (details supplied) is currently complying with its obligations under the service level agreements in place in respect of these routes. […