203. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the status of engagements between Iarnród Éireann and a representative group (details supplied), including the reasons for the absence of meetings over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31978/25]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRail Network
1,185 questions from 122 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1,167 written, 18 oral
122
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| January 2025 | 18 |
| 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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204. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify which individual or body within Iarnród Éireann initiated a review of a representative group (details supplied); if he will outline the process by which the terms of reference for this review were developed, including whether members of the group were consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31979/25]
205. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns raised in relation to the conduct of the external body engaged by Iarnród Éireann to facilitate engagement with a representative group (details supplied); and if he will indicate whether any complaints or issues were formally brought to the attention of senior management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31980/25]
206. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport when he plans to meet with members of the representative groups (details supplied), further to previous verbal commitments to engage with these groups to inform the development of accessible public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31981/25]
216. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on plans to bring the DART to Wicklow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32207/25]
219. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to provide additional carriages on the Dublin to Wexford rail line, and if he will provide a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32210/25]
237. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the East Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection Projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32466/25]
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 incident; and if he will ma…
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 station-to-station repl…
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]