Rail Network

247. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE staff currently working on the route option selection and preliminary business case stage of the Navan to Dublin Rail line for each year of the necessary work. [32684/25]

248. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE staff who will work on the railway order application stage of the Navan to Dublin Rail line in each year of its work. [32685/25]

271. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the efforts made to progress the Navan rail line; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year to progress this project, in tabular form. [31725/25]

272. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made to progress the Western Rail Corridor; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year to progress this project, in tabular form. [31726/25]

275. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made to progress the recommendations of the all island strategic rail review; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form, to progress its recommendations. [31729/25]

277. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the first and full-year cost of operating a catering trolley on all train services where it is available, by service in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31768/25]

278. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the estimated / projected costs of all planned Luas and DART upgrades / expansions broken down by project. [31769/25]

305. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of refurbishment works Iarnród Éireann carried out at Leixlip Louisa Bridge train station in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29373/25]

306. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of refurbishment works Iarnród Éireann carried out at Bray and Greystones train stations in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29374/25]

319. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the amount that Iarnród Éireann spent on the removal of vegetation on the Western Rail Corridor between Athenry and Claremorris in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29550/25]

342. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to consider reducing the length of the railway track in Killarney, County Kerry by approximately 50 metres, this would allow for direct level access to the bus station, without the €5 million plus that was quoted for the need of a foot bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29932/25]

358. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if, given the further delays to the DART plus for Drogheda project as a result of An Bord Pleanála seeking a further extension, he will intervene and bring forward legislation to ensure it can be delivered in the shortest time possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30188/25]

359. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if Dublin Port Company has made a decision to not allow Irish Rail use Alexandra Road to access Dublin Port directly for freight services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30211/25]

360. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is aware of the recommendations of the rail safety investigation unit regarding a recent incident at Navan Road Parkway station where passengers were locked onto a platform due to a locked gate and had to cross the train lines on foot to exit the station; the steps being taken at this station to avoid a similar inciden…

361. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the amount that Irish Rail spent on marketing campaigns in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; the WTE staff, by job title working in marketing department of Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30296/25]

363. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the impact that several recent bank holiday weekend DART closures have had on passengers visiting coastal areas and local businesses reliant on footfall for weekend trade; while it is understood that necessary works have to be carried out, if he will meet with Iarnród Eireann and other stakeholders to discuss a sta…

374. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the delivery of Dart Plus North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30494/25]

378. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if the maintenance and refurbishment of train stations fall under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30500/25]

381. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of small business groups in areas impacted by ongoing DART upgrades and repairs; if he will instruct Irish Rail and the NTA to engage with these groups to minimise the disruption caused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30532/25]

92. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport whether Irish Rail will commence a train service for commuters to arrive in Sligo at 8 a.m. for work or college. [27782/25]

98. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed timeline for commissioning an independent feasibility study continuing MetroLink from the city to south-west Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27919/25]

111. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the total funding allocated for the Dublin Metro for 2026 in the expenditure projection in the Annual Progress Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28077/25]

159. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport his views on the extension of the Cork to Midleton railway line to Youghal, given the significant commuter population in this town and its hinterland, the existence of sufficient space on the line adjacent to the Greenway, the positive impact for tourism in the area, and the benefits of public transport. [26708/25]

160. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he has had any engagement with Irish Rail, the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland or Cork County Council regarding the extension of the existing Cork–Midleton railway line to include Youghal. [26709/25]

161. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the funding mechanisms his Department, or the agencies under its aegis, could potentially provide to extend the existing Cork-Midleton railway line to include Youghal. [26710/25]