Transport Costs

215. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he will acknowledge the significant financial difficulties faced by many pensioners who rely on older vehicles due to the lack of affordable public transport alternatives in rural areas; the challenges they face in meeting the increasing costs of vehicle maintenance, repairs, insurance and NCT requirements; and if he will consider intr…

251. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to extend the 20% fare reduction to all commercial operators. [50745/26]

271. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the taxsaver commuter ticket scheme, to take account of workers who work less than five days a week, and for whom the scheme is therefore impractical; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50426/26]

172. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he has developed a business case and developed costings and or budget in respect of establishing and operating the transport security force in the first 24 months; if he has engaged with Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation in respect of same. [48783/26]

114. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will rule out fare increases in budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45499/26]

275. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the action he and his Department has taken regarding petitioning the British Government to abolish the levy placed on hauliers in the State who use the roads in Northern Ireland; his views on the way in which this disadvantages hauliers, particularly those based in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45038/26]

515. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider introducing a flexible or part-week commuter product, such as a block of ten or twenty single journeys at a meaningful discount to the standard adult fare, or a monthly product calibrated to two- or three-day commuting patterns. [44161/26]

421. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the average fare per trip in each of the red zones, Dublin commuter zones, short hop zone, Cork green zone and Intercity, in tabular form. [40119/26]

610. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an updated assessment of the impact of recent increases in global fuel prices on the projected cost of operating public transport services in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23626/26]

612. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional costs arising from increased global fuel prices that will be funded whether through additional Exchequer allocation, reallocation within the existing transport budget, fare adjustments, or other measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23628/26]

615. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of public transport operating costs attributable to fuel in 2024, 2025 and projected for 2026; and the extent to which this proportion has changed due to recent price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23631/26]

616. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport his plans to support coach operators who are increasingly unable to meet the costs of delivering Local Link services due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23673/26]

631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for the cost burden placed on commercial-vehicle owners through the CVRT system; and specifically, the justification for the 30% road safety levy applied to commercial vehicles; if his Department has assessed the combined financial impact of these charges on small operators, tradespeople, and workers who rely on commercial veh…

245. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if his Department’s budget is sufficient for new services to be provided in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15685/26]

718. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated total fare revenue nationally if public transport fares are to increase by 10%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1642/26]

719. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated total fare revenue nationally if public transport fares are to increase by 20%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1643/26]

720. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated total fare revenue nationally if bus fares are to increase by 10%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1644/26]

721. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated total fare revenue nationally if bus fares are to increase by 20%, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1645/26]

184. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to address rising costs in the transport industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69101/25]

281. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 30 September 2025, if new criteria was established in relation to Leap cards; if students studying English language education wish to obtain a Leap card whether they must be enrolled in a course that is a minimum of 16 hours per week; and given the fact that the majority of English language ed…

282. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No.312 of 30 September 2025, if eligibility criteria for a student Leap card has changed requiring students to submit a letter from their college or institution, which would exclude most English language education providers’ and his plans to ensure that all English language education providers are permit…

257. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the spend to date on 90-minute Leap card fares in Cork city. [56933/25]

258. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the spend on hardware that was deemed to not process fast enough in Cork city for 90-minute Leap card fares; and whether additional hardware will now be purchased. [56934/25]

27. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the 90-minute fare roll-out in Cork. [52324/25]

139. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to simplify fare structures to ensure equity train and bus fares, in particular for those commuting to and from Dublin Commuter zone 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51534/25]