Traffic Management

384. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the monetary value his Department attributes to the connectivity provided by hub and transfer traffic at Dublin Airport; the analysis or methodology underpinning that valuation; whether a cost-benefit analysis of such traffic has been carried out by or for his Department accounts for the noise and emissions costs borne by residents under…

522. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No.143 of 17 December 2025, if his Department and Transport Infrastructure Ireland have received a formal submission from Cork county council regarding the introduction of traffic calming measures at Clonbanin Cross, Mallow, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57435/26]

1164. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement her Department has had with Cork County Council and the Department of Transport regarding traffic management and road safety measures at schools experiencing significant congestion at drop-off and collection times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55469/26]

230. Deputy Emer Currie 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. [49562/26]

126. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the traffic calming and speed limit standards that apply at and near schools; if he intends to prepare or update these standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44956/26]

193. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will travel to Donegal and meet with locally elected councillors to learn firsthand about the serious traffic management crisis in Letterkenny impacting the people of and visitors to Donegal; and the proposed local roads infrastructure projects that can address this crisis. [45901/26]

245. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has examined traffic congestion at the Donaghmede roundabout and on the adjoining Clarehall road, particularly in light of the significant housing development that has taken place in the surrounding area in recent years; the changes to the layout of the junction, including the possible replacement of th…

330. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has considered interim active travel or traffic management measures to alleviate congestion in Mallow town pending delivery of the relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34189/26]

128. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will travel to Donegal and meet with locally elected councillors to learn at firsthand about the serious traffic management crisis in Letterkenny impacting the people of and visitors to Donegal; and the proposed local roads infrastructure projects that can address this crisis. [29784/26]

189. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the funds available for, and plans to alleviate, traffic issues in large rural towns such as Arklow and Gorey, by way of new road infrastructure, such as new bridges, additional motorway interchange or bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30630/26]

642. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport to address the safety and legal implications of inconsistent traffic management on the Grand Canal and Royal Canal Greenways (details supplied); if will he seek the opinion of the Attorney General or the State Claims Agency on the State's exposure to personal injury claims should a user be injured while following the 'Keep Left' advice…

708. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which horse-drawn vehicles fall within the scope of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and subsequent road traffic legislation. [25171/26]

709. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the offences that currently apply where a horse-drawn vehicle is used in a dangerous manner on a public road. [25172/26]

710. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the use of sulkies on public roads is lawful and; if so, under what conditions or restrictions. [25173/26]

711. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if any national guidelines or regulations exist governing the use of sulkies on public roads. [25174/26]

712. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the powers that are available to An Garda Síochána to stop, seize or otherwise intervene in the use of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads. [25175/26]

713. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether An Garda Síochána have specific powers to intervene where a minor is in control of a horse-drawn vehicle on a public road. [25176/26]

731. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department records reports of sulky horse racing on public roads; the steps his Department is taking to eradicate such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25381/26]

748. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if he will take urgent steps to ban sulky racing to prevent further deaths and ensure the welfare of these animals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25579/26]

193. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to address traffic congestion in Galway city and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21136/26]

364. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport in view of his plans for a forum to reduce congestion, whether he is aware that the ESB has moved staff from its airport offices back to the city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20064/26]

365. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport in view of his plans for a forum to reduce congestion in Dublin, his views that the Government funded Institute of Public Administrations plans to secure multi million euro prestigious offices in the city centre should be paused; his views that consideration should be given to decentralisation to an alternative site; and if he will mak…

111. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the measures being taken to ease commuter traffic on the M7 from Carlow-Kilkenny to Dublin return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15493/26]

343. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending policy or guidance to explicitly prioritise vehicle actuated temporary traffic signals as the default traffic management solution, except where clearly demonstrated to be impractical or unsafe (details supplied). [8230/26]

195. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on planned measures to alleviate traffic congestion at the merging of the M11/M50 roads. [7284/26]