155. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department determines whether funding for public transport should increase in advance of the yearly budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45938/26]
Topics / Public Transport
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPublic Transport
945 questions from 125 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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905 written, 40 oral
125
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| January 2025 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 36 |
| March 2025 | 26 |
| April 2025 | 26 |
| May 2025 | 59 |
| June 2025 | 59 |
| July 2025 | 30 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 78 |
| October 2025 | 25 |
| November 2025 | 66 |
| December 2025 | 68 |
| January 2026 | 65 |
| February 2026 | 32 |
| March 2026 | 15 |
| April 2026 | 43 |
| May 2026 | 45 |
| June 2026 | 78 |
| July 2026 | 65 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 83 |
| October 2026 | 41 |
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The questions
171. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the overall cost to date of contactless payments in Cork; and when this will be rolled out. [46296/26]
183. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the establishment of a public transport security force; when he expects this force to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46320/26]
198. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is concerned that lack of grid capacity is preventing faster electrification of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46091/26]
199. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has engaged with the NTA and Irish Rail regarding the disruption to DART, train and Luas services arising from planned maintenance and engineering works over the recent bank holiday weekends in Dublin; the steps being taken to ensure that future works are coordinated as to minimise disruption to passengers; whether alternative approach…
204. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made in expanding public transport services in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46228/26]
226. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration is being given to the phased introduction of a 24-hour public transport network in Dublin, including overnight DART, commuter rail, Luas and bus services, in recognition of the city’s growing population and the need to support workers, the night time economy and tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46293/26]
243. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 9 June 2026, the process for penalising a PSO operator where a PSO route does not meet the required standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46712/26]
244. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 9 June 2026, the number of fines that were issued to PSO operators where a PSO route does not meet the required standard in each of the years from 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; the related monetary value of the fines issued for each of the years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4…
37. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport when the young adult or student Leap card online application service will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46211/26]
38. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the TFI one-year pilot programme serving Achill Island and the Curraun Peninsula; to provide data available on passenger numbers, and the feedback received from passengers on both the service and the functioning of the TFI Anseo app. [46218/26]
41. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a matter (details supplied); when the technical issue will be resolved; the measures being taken to ensure it does not reoccur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46288/26]
304. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the total annual cost to the State of the young adult or student TFI Leap card scheme. [45400/26]
310. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the establishment of the proposed transport security force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45526/26]
321. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the delivery of next generation ticketing for public transport; if any delays have occurred in this project; the total amount budgeted for this project; the amount that has been paid out on this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45693/26]
322. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the oversight mechanisms put in place to scrutinise the delivery of next generation ticketing for public transport projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45694/26]
329. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will request that the National Transport Authority examine the introduction of flexible or part-week commuter ticket products for hybrid workers who commute two or three days per week, particularly from commuter counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45732/26]
330. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to introducing discounted journey bundles or capped weekly fare products through the Leap Card system for non-daily commuters, in line with flexible ticketing models operating in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45733/26]
331. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport whether he or the National Transport Authority have examined the feasibility of a transferable household commuter ticket, which could be used by either adult in a household depending on commuting needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45734/26]
338. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he will rule out public transport fare increases in the forthcoming Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45808/26]
541. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he will take to expand the new late-night transport pilot serving rural night-time economy locations to additional towns and counties across rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44927/26]
543. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to expand the new late-night transport pilot serving rural night-time economy locations to additional towns and counties across rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44946/26]
155. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority has carried out an assessment of the impact that significant residential development in the Donaghmede, Clongriffin and Belmayne areas has had on demand for public transport services; whether additional bus capacity, increased service frequencies or new routes are planned for these communities in light of continued po…
169. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to introduce a financial incentive for rural commuters to switch to public transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44793/26]
175. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the planning of the original route of the Lucan Luas; the estimated cost of the anticipated emerging preferred route that will be that will be identified in Q3 of 2026; the total cost of this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44880/26]