Rail Network

110. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport to outline the latest timeline of construction for the Finglas Luas extension project following the resolution to legal action earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46345/26]

119. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Metrolink enabling works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45939/26]

120. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he will commission a feasibility study to explore the reopening of Kildangan train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46174/26]

122. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if delays with the Irish Rail’s traffic management system project are expected to impact the delivery of wider rail investment programmes, including the DART+ Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46165/26]

129. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the latest update on Dart+ West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46046/26]

137. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to conduct a feasibility study in respect of a metro for Dublin South West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46018/26]

141. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport further to the Strategic Rail Review, the timeframe in which it is intended to provide rail services in County Monaghan. [46020/26]

144. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the extension of the battery electric DART to Wicklow Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46301/26]

147. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the current status and timeline for delivery of the National Train Control Centre and associated rail traffic management system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46182/26]

160. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the local authorities in Donegal, Derry, and Tyrone can be assisted by his Department and their counterparts in Northern Ireland to advance plans to connect Letterkenny to Derry and Tyrone by rail and to progress the potential of the All-Island Rail Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45902/26]

161. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport to account for the continuous deferrals in submitting the railway order for the Navan rail line project, which has now slipped yet again; the justification for forcing Meath commuters to face gruelling daily gridlock for another decade due to slow planning and permitting systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46322/26]

180. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the reason people travelling from Heuston Station to County Mayo are given very short notice about which platform their train is departing from, meaning that despite arriving early to the station they have to run to the platform to board their train; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45644/26]

181. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the actions being taken in response to the delays and cost overruns of Irish Rail’s traffic management system project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46164/26]

184. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the timeline for the re-opening of the Western rail corridor to Claremorris; the works to date; if rolling stock has been ordered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45627/26]

187. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is undertaking any work to encourage the return of catering services on trains connecting Dublin and Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45643/26]

192. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport he and his Department support a four-track solution for the northern commuter line; whether he plans to make funding available in the lifetime of this Government to advance the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45937/26]

200. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport to state the exact capital allocation and binding timeline guaranteed for the completion of the Navan rail line under the newly reviewed Sectoral Investment Plan for Transport 2026–2030; and if he will guarantee that further legal, judicial, or administrative bottlenecks will not push delivery past the current projected dates. [46323/26]

207. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if PSO funding will be provided to maintain the 6.50am train from Athenry to Galway beyond August 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44953/26]

227. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the reason the proposed Railway Order (planning application) for the Navan to Dublin rail line has been delayed from 2026 to late 2027 to 2028; and the reason Departments cannot achieve planning objectives on time. [39415/26]

241. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 340 of 3 March and 871 of 14 April 2026, if the Iarnród Éireann national carpark strategy report has been completed; if it has issued, given that it was planned for completion and issuance to the NTA in Q2 2026 for review; the position on extending the carpark serving Thurles Railway Station given the …

43. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether weekend DART services to Howth may be increased in frequency for the summer period to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46360/26]

305. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the extension of the battery electric DART to Wicklow town; the breakdown of the number of the second order of 90 battery-electric DART carriages that will be deployed to the southern commuter line serving Dublin to/from Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45441/26]

311. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the publication of the emerging preferred route for the Luas to Lucan including an indicative timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45527/26]

166. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend platforms at railway stations along the Dublin to Rosslare line, in order to accommodate longer trains to reduce overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44773/26]

167. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide for rolling stock on the Dublin to Rosslare rail line to have doors that do not open where trains are longer than platforms at the stations. [44774/26]