254. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if additional commuter parking, interchange facilities or station access improvements for Rush and Lusk Railway Station are planned as part of, or complementary to, the DART+ Coastal North project. [73478/26]
Topics / Parking Provision
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsParking Provision
98 questions from 38 TDs, between 27 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 7 |
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256. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the plans to increase the number of parking spaces at Rush and Lusk Railway Station. [73476/26]
257. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he has requested the National Transport Authority or Iarnród Éireann to undertake a review of parking capacity at Rush and Lusk Railway Station and the current occupancy rates of the station car park. [73475/26]
416. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 62586/26 of 7 September 2026, to outline when the parking strategy is expected to be completed; and to provide a timeline as to when the OPW will submit for planning permission. [73788/26]
109. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the number of official car parking spaces currently available at Farranfore Railway Station, County Kerry; his plans to upgrade the area currently being used as an unofficial carparking area at the station; and if he is aware that both areas are now frequently full to capacity. [71850/26]
121. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the current parking provision at Drogheda MacBride railway station is insufficient to meet demand; the number of commuters being turned away or forced to park elsewhere on a daily basis; whether this shortage is undermining the use of public transport along the Drogheda–Dublin rail corridor; and if he will outline the specific actions bei…
118. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the policy for the number of car parking spaces to be delivered in new housing developments; if current public transport connectivity is taken into account or if it based on future routes; to outline the options for people who do not have a car parking space included in their accommodation; and if the current policy is bein…
370. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the proposed park and ride facilities to be developed in Galway on the N6 national primary road next to Junction 19, comprising approximately 550 spaces and at the N83 national primary road, just north of Claregalway, comprising approximately 320 spaces; the status of the accompanying development of the bus priority measures along both the N6…
384. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount collected in car-parking charges at each Irish rail station car park including the amount of revenue raised by location in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [61509/26]
476. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a parking permit scheme for those with hidden disabilities and neurodivergence who may need accommodations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62325/26]
370. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the eligibility criteria for the disabled parking permit scheme; whether the scheme provides for applications from persons with severe non-visible disabilities, including autism, intellectual disabilities and other conditions that may give rise to significant safety risks in public spaces despite the person being physically mobile; whether his Department has…
555. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the draft Strategy completed by Irish Rail and given to the NTA on priority areas for railway station parking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58276/26]
556. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport when the car park at Drogheda train station was last re-marked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58277/26]
557. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the efforts that are being made to provide additional car parking capacity at Clarke station, Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58278/26]
221. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider changes to clamping rules to allow a statutory grace period before a vehicle may be clamped. [50693/26]
222. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider changes to clamping rules to require operators to verify whether parking has already been paid for before immobilising a vehicle. [50694/26]
223. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider changes to clamping rules to require operators to exercise reasonable discretion where payment has been made but a ticket has inadvertently not been displayed. [50695/26]
224. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider changes to clamping rules to prohibit clamping where payment can be objectively verified and there has been no overstay or financial loss. [50696/26]
124. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the current parking provision at Dundalk Clarke railway station is insufficient to meet demand; the number of commuters being turned away or forced to park elsewhere on a daily basis; whether this shortage is undermining the use of public transport along the Dundalk-Dublin rail corridor; and if he will detail the specific actions being ta…
177. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to ensure compliance with parking in disabled parking bays for holders of the appropriate blue parking badge; to ensure those who have a badge and therefore, have a need for such parking facilities can access it; that there are consequences for those without the badges who use this parking and proper enforcement of rules; and if he wil…
156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the impact low car parking provision in high-density residential developments; its effect on community relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46879/26]
461. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered a proposal for building a car park (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42742/26]
42. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to consider amending the criteria for the disabled person’s parking card to allow for drivers with ADHD or anxiety to apply for the permit, as well as parents of children with autism who are at flight risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40514/26]
391. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport when the car-park at Malahide DART station was last re-marked. [39389/26]
392. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport the average carriage capacity on services operating on the Donabate train line per day in each of the years 2024 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [39390/26]