227. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 and No. 180 of 23 September 2025, the persons and bodies involved in the work described as improved sharing of parking data on a single platform; and the expected completion date for this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69580/25]
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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| July 2026 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 7 |
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186. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the current measures available to local authorities to address unlawful parking in disabled parking spots; if he will consider further measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68955/25]
96. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to outline the rules and regulations in place to prevent the misuse of disabled parking spaces on private premises, such as shopping centres and car parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67508/25]
106. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 179 and 180 of 23 September 2025, the body or organisation responsible for delivering the improved sharing of parking data on a single national data platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67602/25]
107. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for the completion of the work underway to improve the sharing of parking data on a single data platform, including what specific types of parking information and services will be included on this platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67603/25]
148. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has any direct powers or policy making influence regarding the setting of parking charges in commercially run shopping centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68109/25]
223. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures he can take to prevent further significant price increases in charges for car parking by Dublin Airport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66896/25]
225. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider launching a nationwide text alert system for disabled parking to allow individuals to report illegally parked vehicles by sending a text message with a bay number to an enforcement team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66921/25]
194. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he recognises that many towns and villages across Ireland do not have enough designated disabled parking spaces, creating daily difficulties for people with disabilities and their families when accessing essential services; the actions his Department intends to take to improve the availability and enforcement of accessible parking spaces in partnership wi…
198. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if hospital car parking charges in St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny will be phased out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64382/25]
113. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Transport if he has any plans to extend the current legislation to cover the enforcement of disabled parking spaces located in private car parks in order to ensure consistent protection and accessibility for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64315/25]
65. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if a company (details supplied) has all of the parking contracts in the Irish Rail car parks across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55556/25]
66. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the contract for monitoring of Irish Rail car parks, broken down for each car park; who has each contract; the tendering process for all car park monitoring contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55557/25]
241. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the plans for on-street chargers to supply residents without access to private off-street parking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54644/25]
238. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of people that have applied for the disabled parking permit over the past five years, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52692/25]
179. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the feasibility of creating a single nationwide parking platform, similar to the UK National Parking Platform, to allow motorists to use one app across all local authority areas; and if not, the reason. [50091/25]
180. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he accepts that motorists currently face unnecessary costs and inconvenience by being forced to download and manage multiple parking apps across different local authorities; and if he will bring forward proposals to introduce an interoperable parking system, similar to the model used successfully for toll tags. [50093/25]
344. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated through public car-parking charges at Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [49398/25]
251. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of difficulties in accessing the blue parking badge for people with additional needs who are mobile but cannot walk unaided; if he will review the criteria for this scheme to ensure those who need it can access it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44619/25]
252. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) was refused the blue parking badge on the grounds that they can walk unaided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44620/25]
311. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the most recent time Irish Rail marked and or resurfaced the carpark to the front of a station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45363/25]
280. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department intends on strengthening the rules and regulations around illegal parking in disabled parking spaces during the lifetime of this Government; the measures being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37680/25]
743. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department intends on strengthening the rules and regulations around illegal parking in disabled parking spaces during the lifetime of this Government; the measures being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37681/25]
744. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department made any proposals on strengthening the rules and regulations around illegal parking in disabled parking spaces in the draft national disability strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37684/25]
174. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the regulations enforcing and protecting disability parking spaces on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36972/25]