170. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the key measures taken to support affordability in public transport since January 2025; his priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53493/26]
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
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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 party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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174. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to detail to reasoning behind the fare differences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53600/26]
29. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has assessed transport barriers preventing young people from accessing youth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51917/26]
32. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport when the independent feasibility study on extending MetroLink to southwest Dublin will commence, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51955/26]
33. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for completion of the feasibility study on extending MetroLink to southwest Dublin; whether its findings will be available in time to inform the forthcoming review of the greater Dublin area transport strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51956/26]
54. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport when the independent feasibility study for Metro Southwest in line with the Programme for Government will be commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52126/26]
57. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide a response to the queries raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52220/26]
24. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to prepare and publish a list of the types of infrastructure which will be designated as critical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51376/26]
167. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of the public transport fleet that is wheelchair accessible broken down by service; to provide a breakdown of all the funding allocated to making public transport accessible in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50830/26]
169. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected cost of providing all settlements with a population over 300 with at least three return services per day 7 days-a-week broken down by CapEx and OpEx funding. [50832/26]
170. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average cost of providing a return service as part of the connecting Ireland rural mobility plan broken by CapEx and OpEx funding, in each of the years 2023 to date, in tabular form. [50833/26]
171. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding spent on purchasing electric buses since 2020 to date; the number of these buses that are in operation broken down by the year they were purchased; the number of buses that are in storage broken down by the year they were purchased; the average daily cost to maintain an electric bus in operation; the average daily cost to maintain an electric bus in sto…
176. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update of the stages of the Connecting Ireland rural bus scheme; the number of routes that have been rolled out and which are yet to be rolled out, by county, in tabular form; and the expected cost of this. [50845/26]
177. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average first and full year cost to purchase and operate an electric bus, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding. [50846/26]
178. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average first and full year cost to purchase and operate a green hydrogen bus, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding. [50847/26]
179. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding spent on purchasing green hydrogen buses since 2020 to date; the number of these buses that are in operation, broken down by the year they were purchased; the number of buses in storage broken down by the year they were purchased; the average daily cost to maintain a green hydrogen bus in operation; the average daily cost to maintain a green hydrogen in…
187. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is taking to expedite the national roll out of contactless payment systems on public transport, in particular in Cork City and County; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50941/26]
193. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that there is currently no local link or public transport service operating between Taughmaconnell, County Roscommon and Athlone, County Westmeath; if his Department is aware that funding was not made available in 2026 for such a service; if he will consider funding the service in 2027 given the lack of public transport options impacting resid…
198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered extending the young adult travel card to categories (details supplied) [51111/26]
199. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected total cost of establishing contactless payments on public transport in Dublin; the expected timeline for delivery; if he has considered extending this to services outside of Dublin and any associated projected costings; and expected timelines for delivery, in tabular form. [51112/26]
205. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans at present to legislate for a universal payment system for public electric vehicle charging points, or to ensure that customers have the option to pay directly with card rather than through an app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51176/26]
209. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated average cost of a new double-deck battery-powered electric bus; the estimated cost of conversion of urban buses to zero-emission vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51340/26]
210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of abolishing fares on all public transportation services and publicly contracted commercial services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51341/26]
211. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the timeline for the extension of the Luas line to Bray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50324/26]
226. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the cost of maintaining the 20% fare reduction on public transport. [50698/26]