257. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport when his Department intends to approve the Strategic Assessment Report for the Cork southern distributor link multi-modal route. [2966/26]
Topics / Road Projects
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRoad Projects
536 questions from 92 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
536
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524 written, 12 oral
92
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 16 |
| February 2025 | 39 |
| March 2025 | 51 |
| April 2025 | 24 |
| May 2025 | 29 |
| June 2025 | 38 |
| July 2025 | 24 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 33 |
| October 2025 | 16 |
| November 2025 | 50 |
| December 2025 | 23 |
| January 2026 | 51 |
| February 2026 | 23 |
| March 2026 | 13 |
| April 2026 | 16 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| June 2026 | 17 |
| July 2026 | 19 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 35 |
| October 2026 | 10 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
280. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the current status of planned upgrades and resurfacing works on the N80 and N77 regional roads in County Laois; the expected timeframe and budgetary measures for commencement and completion of these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3146/26]
290. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Athenry relief road project; if the eastern section will progress in conjunction with the western rail corridor project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3183/26]
515. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide the necessary funding to resurface the N86 road from Camp to Dingle in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74016/25]
516. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide as a matter of priority the necessary funding to resurface the N70 Ring of Kerry road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74017/25]
517. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide the necessary funding to surface the N70 Ring of Kerry road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74018/25]
518. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide funding to surface the N70 Ring of Kerry road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74019/25]
562. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will allocate funding to Clare County Council in order that a comprehensive review of the N68 road (Ennis to Kilrush) will be undertaken, with the view to them being in a position to designing significant upgrade works of the carriageway and submitting these for Departmental funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74607/25]
575. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if the Thurles inner relief road has been submitted for tender; if not, when it is expected to be advertised for tender; to provide a detailed timeline of key project milestones from planning through to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74729/25]
592. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently carryout additional traffic calming measures on the N70 Ring of Kerry road in the vicinity of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74982/25]
593. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently carryout additional traffic calming measures, including replacing the school flashing lights that have a long history of being out of order, on the N70 Ring of Kerry road in the vicinity of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74983/25]
609. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently re-examine the need for a foot bridge connecting Killarney railway station and Killarney bus station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75129/25]
610. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite major improvement works to the N86 Tralee to Dingle road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75133/25]
622. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite works on the N70 Ring of Kerry road and footpaths in Cahersiveen town that are in an extremely shocking and dangerous condition for many years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75172/25]
623. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite works on the N70 Ring of Kerry road which is currently in an extremely poor and dangerous condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75173/25]
624. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite works on the N86 Tralee to Dingle road in County Kerry, which is currently in an extremely poor and dangerous condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75174/25]
625. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite works on the Killarney to Farranfore Bypass as Killarney town is congested with traffic on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75175/25]
626. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite traffic calming measures in Glenbeigh village, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75176/25]
314. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding a proposed road, details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73315/25]
318. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he has received any recent update from the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland in relation to the urgent need to progress the proposed upgrade of the A5; if there is an indicative timeline for the drawdown of committed funding from his Department for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73477/25]
339. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will be providing additional funding for road resurfacing in 2025, broken down by local authority; and the total allocations to each council in 2026, in tabular form. [73836/25]
162. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the merits of limiting heavy goods vehicles to 80 km/hr on motorways; if any research has been carried out by his Department in this regard under both safety and emissions perspectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73090/25]
163. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to research that suggests that putting a speed limit of 80km/hr on all heavy goods vehicles on motorways will have a positive impact on transport emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73091/25]
286. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will undertake works on the Carrigrohane straight road, N22 in Cork, to resurface the road and upgrade the streetlights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71860/25]
308. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the supports his Department will make available to complete the Gorey to Courtown footpath in County Wexford, including a footbridge over the Ounavarra River; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71092/25]