280. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new drivers which have been hired by Iarnród Éireann to serve routes in Cork county in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7974/26]
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1,185 questions from 122 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,167 written, 18 oral
122
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| February 2025 | 36 |
| March 2025 | 36 |
| April 2025 | 41 |
| May 2025 | 53 |
| June 2025 | 45 |
| July 2025 | 57 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 61 |
| October 2025 | 25 |
| November 2025 | 84 |
| December 2025 | 66 |
| January 2026 | 103 |
| February 2026 | 93 |
| March 2026 | 53 |
| April 2026 | 49 |
| May 2026 | 53 |
| June 2026 | 84 |
| July 2026 | 71 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 121 |
| October 2026 | 36 |
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281. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new drivers which have been hired by Iarnród Éireann to serve routes in Cork county in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7975/26]
282. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new staff members which have been recruited by Iarnród Éireann based in Iarnród Éireann stations in County Cork in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7976/26]
283. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new staff members which have been recruited by Iarnród Éireann based in Iarnród Éireann stations in County Cork in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7977/26]
284. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new staff members which have been recruited by Iarnród Éireann based in Iarnród Éireann stations in County Cork in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7978/26]
285. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new staff members which have been recruited by Iarnród Éireann based in Iarnród Éireann stations in County Cork in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7979/26]
286. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new staff members which have been recruited by Iarnród Éireann based in Iarnród Éireann stations in County Cork in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7980/26]
287. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new staff members which have been recruited by Iarnród Éireann based in Iarnród Éireann stations in County Cork in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7981/26]
288. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new fleets that has been purchased by Iarnród Éireann to serve rail routes in County Cork in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7982/26]
289. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new fleets that has been purchased by Iarnród Eireann to serve rail routes in County Cork in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7983/26]
290. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new fleets that has been purchased by Iarnród Eireann to serve rail routes in County Cork in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7984/26]
291. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new fleets that has been purchased by Iarnród Eireann to serve rail routes in County Cork in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7985/26]
292. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new fleets that has been purchased by Iarnród Eireann to serve rail routes in County Cork in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7986/26]
293. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the number of new fleets that has been purchased by Iarnród Eireann to serve rail routes in County Cork in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7987/26]
294. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the amount Iarnród Éireann have spent on security services nationwide in each of the years, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7988/26]
300. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport when catering services will return to the Limerick to Dublin Heuston route of Iarnród Éireann following the suspension of catering service during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7994/26]
301. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport when catering services will return to the Sligo to Dublin Connolly route of Iarnród Éireann following the suspension of catering service during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7995/26]
302. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport when catering services will return to the Westport to Dublin Heuston route of Iarnród Éireann following the suspension of catering service during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7996/26]
303. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport when catering services will return to the Tralee to Dublin Heuston route of Iarnród Éireann following the suspension of catering service during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7997/26]
304. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport when will catering services return to the Waterford to Dublin Heuston route of Iarnród Éireann following the suspension of catering service during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7999/26]
305. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Iarnród Éireann regarding the reintroduction of catering services on the Limerick to Dublin Heuston route as of January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8000/26]
306. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Iarnród Éireann regarding the reintroduction of catering services on the Sligo to Dublin Connolly route as of January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8001/26]
307. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Iarnród Éireann regarding the reintroduction of catering services on the Westport to Dublin Heuston route as of January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8002/26]
308. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Iarnród Éireann regarding the reintroduction of catering services on the Galway to Dublin Heuston route as of January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8003/26]
309. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with Iarnród Éireann regarding the reintroduction of catering services on the Tralee to Dublin Heuston route as of January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8005/26]