Road Network

245. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if there is a formal protocol, working group or memorandum of understanding between his Department, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, EirGrid and ESB Networks regarding the planning and permitting of very heavy loads associated with strategic energy infrastructure, including transforme…

246. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has assessed the typical costs incurred by promoters in preparing applications for exceptional abnormal loads, including bridge surveys and independent checks; if he will examine options such as a centrally maintained national capacity map or shared survey data to reduce duplication and cost, particularly for repeat route…

247. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he has benchmarked Ireland’s permitting process and timelines for abnormal and exceptional abnormal loads against best practice in other EU member states and the UK, including the use of electronic permitting systems, standardised time limits and designated heavy-load networks, if lessons from that benchmarking exercise have been or wil…

89. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when he will meet with the elected members of the Letterkenny Municipal District, Donegal County Council to discuss the urgent need to fund a number of relief roads and by passes around the town of Letterkenny to address the serious traffic delays at certain times of the day, every day. [63484/25]

222. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to ensure that rural and regional road networks are made more climate-resilient in response to increased flooding, storm damage, and extreme weather events; if additional funding will be made available to local authorities for road repair and adaptation works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62635/25]

274. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if any research has been carried out into the merits of requiring the speed limit to be painted on the roadway on all national roads; if any international comparisons have been considered in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58071/25]

323. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport when the national guidelines for a speed limit review will be provided to Waterford City and County Council in respect of a specific section of a national road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58808/25]

324. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will raise the need for a speed limit review on a section of a road (details supplied) with Transport Infrastructure Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58809/25]

325. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport the reason there was no supplementary roads budget received for 2025 for County Wexford; if there will be an increase in 2026 to replace the supplementary roads budget; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58837/25]

326. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide roads funding on a needs basis, focusing on the condition of road as opposed to the current system which allocates funding based on kilometre of road, given that County Wexford’s roads conditions are amongst the worst conditions nationally; in view of the fact funding received for County Wexford cannot finance …

414. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the current speed restrictions that apply to motorbikes on national roads; and the penalties for speeding and the number of speeding fines and penalty points issued in 2023 and 2024. [59768/25]

422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progression of the Cork to Limerick motorway (M20); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59811/25]

2167. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the correspondence his Department has received regarding a TII road safety section recently carried out review of some bus stops on the rural sections of the national road network, including two locations on the N25 at Grange and Piltown Cross operated by Bus Éireann. [58063/25]

127. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide a significant increase in funding for the Ring of Kerry N70 road, given its importance to Ireland’s and Kerry’s tourism industry as 70% of this national secondary road is substandard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54454/25]

83. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received a business case (details supplied); when a decision on this will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53223/25]

260. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the completion of the M11 motorway to Rosslare. [52908/25]

22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of days the Jack Lynch Tunnel has been closed in 2025 to date; the nature of the closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52233/25]

23. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of scheduled tunnel closures for the Jack Lynch Tunnel for the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the reason for the closures; the cost of maintenance over that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52234/25]

98. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress to date regarding the N20-M20 Limerick to Cork motorway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51598/25]

109. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Transport if the N81 will be upgraded, having never been so previously. [51678/25]

234. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date on the N72-N73 Mallow relief road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51976/25]

18. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will set aside €10 million in each of the next four Budgets to go towards the northern extension of the Kilkenny ring road (details supplied); if his Department officials will work proactively with the council to progress the project to completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50739/25]

21. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently address the dangerous junction on the N22 Killarney-Cork road at the turn-off for Kilgarvan at Loo Bridge, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50778/25]

139. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the provision of a second bridge in Newbridge, County Kildare. [49577/25]

194. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the status of planning, design, and funding for the Mallow relief road; the total cost estimate; the amount which has been committed in the current or upcoming Budget for 2026; the timeframe for commencement and completion; and the measures in place to ensure that road development keeps pace with housing development in the Mallow / North Cor…