Rail Network

307. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the actions which will be taken to improve the resilience and clarity of public address systems at Pearse Street and other Dublin railway stations, following widespread reports that on 9 December 2025 announcements were inaudible to passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71997/25]

308. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that Leap card validation machines were not operational at Skerries railway station on 9 December 2025, resulting in commuters being unable to tag on or tag off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71998/25]

322. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the funding provided by NTA to improve rail network and train connectively in County Mayo in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [72220/25]

325. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport for a detailed up to date progress report on this Deputy’s original submission to relocate Farranfore Railway Station out to Kerry Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72256/25]

326. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to accommodate current passenger numbers on an intercity rail service (details supplied), in view of peak services being continually overcrowded with passengers often requiring to stand whilst commuting as seats are full, if consideration would be given to the provision of additional carriages for the servi…

331. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional train carriages or train engines delivered for Irish Rail in each year since 2020; the number projected for delivery in 2026 and 2027; to provide a breakdown of the type delivered; the number which have in parallel been decommissioned; the plans in place to expand commuter train capacity in 2026; to provide a breakd…

333. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the revised National Development Plan timeline that now pushes delivery of DART Plus South-West into the 2030s; the impact this revised schedule will have on housing development and on providing reliable alternatives to car travel for commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72359/25]

338. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for the delay of the DART+ South West project; if he will reconsider and bring forward this timeline; to provide an updated timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72389/25]

346. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail is aware that car parks at both Drogheda and Dundalk train stations are at full capacity from approximately 7.15am on weekdays; if, given the improvements to the frequency of commuter and Enterprise services and the roll out of the Dart service, and the fact that there are no plans under the revised NDP to open either a new North …

10. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the new infrastructure plan will accelerate the delivery of critical infrastructure in the mid-east region and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70504/25]

324. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for the delay of the DART+ South West project; if there is flexibility in bringing forward the timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71017/25]

334. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his plans to serve notices to treat for the DART+ South West project before the end of the 18 month deadline. [71193/25]

335. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if Government approval is required to serve notices to treat for the DART+ South West project under the infrastructure guidelines. [71194/25]

336. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the effect the delayed timeline for the procurement for DART+ South West announced in the sectoral plan for transport will have on the procurement for DART+ West noting that two pre-qualification questionnaires for design and build single supplier frameworks for the entire DART+ project were advertised in May 2025. [71195/25]

337. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of Iarnród Éireann’s confirmation that the Galway-Limerick service is already operating ‘at capacity’, and given that both the Galway-Limerick and Galway-Dublin services are currently constrained by the single-track bottleneck between Galway Ceannt and Athenry, if he intends to fund the full double-tracking scheme on this …

123. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of reported faults or failures in real-time passenger information systems at rail stations in north County Dublin over the past 12 months; the stations with the highest number of reported issues; the measures being taken to improve the reliability and accuracy of these systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7066…

124. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail has undertaken a review of the effectiveness of station audio systems, including speaker clarity, volume levels and audibility at Pearse Station and other commuter stations; the findings of any such review; if there are plans in place to upgrade or improve these systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70666/25…

125. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if a service audit has been conducted by Irish Rail or the National Transport Authority in the past 12 months in relation to punctuality, cleanliness, accessibility and passenger experience on the northern commuter line; if so, to provide the findings of that audit; and if he will request that such an audit be commissioned and made availabl…

128. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional passenger places which will be provided, on a daily basis, on the northern commuter line following the deployment of the new battery electric train sets in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70675/25]

134. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the contingency measures in place to protect rail service reliability and capacity on the northern commuter line pending the full operation of the national train control centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70683/25]

185. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the existing policies in place regarding passenger access to elevators in LUAS and train stations in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69139/25]

186. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the stations on the Maynooth line that have a system in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69140/25]

187. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if advanced notice has to be provided for a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69141/25]

188. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent on providing elevator access at train stations on the Maynooth line from 2020 to date; the amount spent on servicing and repairs; the amount spent on improving facilities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69142/25]

189. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff in place to assist with elevator access and accessibility needs on the Maynooth line from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69143/25]