Public Transport

429. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the issue whereby people with a travel pass have to pay private bus operators €3.00 each time they book a seat on a bus; if he will respond to correspondence highlighting the issue (details supplied). [60028/25]

434. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that all current and future public transport infrastructure projects, including DART+, MetroLink, and BusConnects, meet full accessibility standards for people with disabilities; if audits of existing rail and bus stations have been carried out to identify gaps; and if he will provide timelines for when any necessary up…

241. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to carry out an audit of public transport services in the Laytown–Bettystown district. [56515/25]

242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to improve accessibility to public transport services such as busses and train services in Laytown/Bettystown. [56516/25]

271. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the acceptance of credit and debit card payments on all public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57096/25]

74. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to increase public transport fares in 2026. [55600/25]

87. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the monthly passenger figures for major public transport services from January to September 2025, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55800/25]

92. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the plans to progress active travel both in urban and rural Ireland; the plans for Kerry in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55868/25]

95. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will rule out fare increases on public transport in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55897/25]

266. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the next generation ticketing project will be completed. [54880/25]

267. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to respond to concerns (details supplied) that the five to nine-year-old year old free travel Leap card will be inaccessible to eligible families, due to the requirement to procure individual Leap cards for each child availing of free travel. [54896/25]

269. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to outline the consultations his Department, or An Garda Síochána, have had concerning the introduction of a dedicated transport police service, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54189/25]

281. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the operational and logistical difficulties faced by families due to the National Transport Authority’s requirement that each child aged five to nine years must possess a separate physical Leap card; if he will request a review of this policy with a view to introducing a more family-friendly alternative; and if he will mak…

282. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the rationale behind the NTAs decision to prohibit the use of single adult Leap card to validate travel for multiple persons; and if he will consider the introduction of a ‘family child’ travel product to simplify public transport access for families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55236/25]

286. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to engaging with the NTA to develop a more inclusive and practical Leap card system that supports family use of public transport and removes unnecessary administrative burdens on parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55240/25]

304. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if he will respond on matters raised in correspondence regarding public transport issues in Dublin 5 and surrounding areas (details supplied); if there are plans to address these issues in the near future; if there are plans to provide new and additional public transport options in the referenced area; and if he will make a statement on the …

310. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the plans to extend the Leap card to further stations in County Kildare (details supplied) the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55395/25]

313. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the current Leap Card policy for children aged five to nine, with a view to introducing a more flexible system for families, including the option to link multiple children to a single adult card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55412/25]

314. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason official communications regarding Leap Card applications are being issued from UK-based email domains, raising concerns about data protection and the outsourcing of public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55413/25]

115. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that international English language students over the age of 25 are being told that they no longer qualify for a student LEAP card; if he is aware that the denial of access to a student LEAP Card has meant that the cost for monthly public transport use has doubled for those affected; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

116. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the publication of the pre-feasibility report following a study on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54364/25]

130. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered expanding the student Leap card (details supplied) to those enrolled in online colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54506/25]

132. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54525/25]

133. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that students at the King’s Inn have been excluded from the student Leap card scheme despite having been eligible in previous years and despite students in similar institutions such as the Law Society being eligible; the reasons for their exclusion; if he will ensure that students at the King’s Inn are included in the scheme;…

68. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has, in collaboration with other stakeholders including the Department of Health, carried out analyses of the capacity of public transport connections to Beaumont hospital; the other work, if any, his Department has carried out to explore the way in which demand for parking and private car access to the hospital may be reduc…