135. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total number of cars to pass through each toll bridge in the country in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [67952/25]
Topics / Road Tolls
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRoad Tolls
67 questions from 27 TDs, between 27 February 2025 and 28 July 2026.
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224. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport his plans to support motorists who will be affected by recently announced road toll charge increases; whether there are plans to support employer reimbursement schemes for employees who regularly use tolls to commute to and from work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64728/25]
231. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider the current tolling structure on the M50, given increased numbers of workers returning to office-based employment and rising toll costs are significantly adding to the financial burden of daily commuting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65066/25]
232. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine reducing or removing M50 toll charges for hauliers, particularly as the M50 is State-owned, in order to alleviate rising operational costs in the haulage sector and support the movement of goods nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65067/25]
92. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when the current contract for the toll in Watergrasshill, County Cork is due to expire; the engagement that has taken place with regard to extending the contract; the amount raised via toll roads nationwide since 2020 to date; the way in which the income was allocated; if further information can be provided on expenditure, by year and, by road, in tabular…
116. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the total number of toll bridges in the State; and if he will outline when each was built; and the cost to the State. [63521/25]
192. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount paid to PPP toll operators in each of the years since the inception of their contract, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62416/25]
193. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider increasing the M50 toll in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62486/25]
79. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the amount raised via road tolls in the years 2015 to date; where such income was allocated to and for what purpose, by year and by road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60263/25]
254. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport to explore the possibility of implementing a system of charging a toll on the M50 based on the entry and exit of a person's journey. [57837/25]
354. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider ending toll charges on the M3 between Navan and Kells for a 3 month trial period to see the benefits it has on traffic congestion in Navan (details supplied). [59050/25]
397. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total profit earned through an operator (details supplied) broken down by year from 2018 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59440/25]
398. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total sum of revenue by an operator (details supplied) which is reinvested into the maintenance and development of Ireland's national road network, by year from 2018 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59441/25]
418. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the justification for the increase in tolls that has been announced for 1 January 2026 for a number of motorways in the national road network and the port tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59805/25]
419. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the level of tolls collected in each year since 2022 on tolled motorways in the national road network and the port tunnel, broken down by toll location and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59806/25]
420. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the level of toll increases on tolled motorways in the national road network and the port tunnel, broken down by each increase, toll location and the time when it was introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59807/25]
421. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the process whereby a toll increase on any on tolled motorways in the national road network or the port tunnel is approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59808/25]
436. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence regarding toll fee increases (details supplied); if he will address concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60190/25]
299. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his justification for the €1 plus VAT fee applied to a product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55297/25]
300. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of making the M50 toll barrier free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55298/25]
301. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his plans to make any further motorways across Ireland barrier free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55299/25]
302. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the merits of introducing barrier free tolling on motorways wherever possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55300/25]
75. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider making M50 toll payments tax deductible for commuters who rely on the motorway for their daily commute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53028/25]
76. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to consider introducing a proportional tolling system where payment reflects the actual length of motorway travelled on the M50, rather than a flat fee regardless of distance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53030/25]
77. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of abolishing the M50 tolls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53031/25]