Transport Costs

151. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has undertaken any assessment on how reducing or subsidising the cost of public transport impacts on passenger numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51537/25]

154. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport the measures being considered to mitigate the impact of fare increases on students and young adults following the recent fare zone restructuring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51551/25]

191. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted an impact assessment of the recent changes to the Dublin commuter zone fare structure; and his views on the socioeconomic implications for commuters in Zones 2, 3 and 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51550/25]

235. 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. [52161/25]

1972. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the transport support scheme which is intended to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46167/25]

2285. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the transport requirements of a person (details supplied) and allow funding for transport in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45466/25]

459. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to reduce the fares for TFI zone 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42095/25]

534. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of public transport passengers who have used the 90-minute fare in the year to date; whether he intends on maintaining the 90-minute fare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43122/25]

549. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport the reason Navan is in zone 4 of the Dublin commuter zones, while towns which are a very similar distance from Dublin City Centre, such as Drogheda and Wicklow town, are in zone 3, with cheaper fares. [43198/25]

558. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to extending the eligibility for the young adult travel card to people aged 26 and 27 in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43277/25]

559. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the cost of extending the eligibility for the young adult travel card to young people aged 26 and 27 in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43278/25]

609. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated costs of abolishing fees for disabled persons’ parking cards. [44340/25]

207. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the projected cost of a transport development (details supplied); the services envisaged to operate from this facility; the timeline for the commencement and completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40342/25]

7. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport is he has considered the need to include commercial operators in the planned expansion of free travel or children under nine years old later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38002/25]

8. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department have carried out an assessment on the number of children under nine years old who use commercial operators on a daily basis as a means of school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38003/25]

9. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out an assessment on the cost of expanding free transport to children under nine years old to commercial operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38004/25]

10. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out an assessment of how many additional children would travel for free if the under-9 free travel scheme is extended to commercial operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38005/25]

275. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport for estimated cost of extending the young adult Leap card to encompass all those under the age of 30; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37543/25]

303. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport for a timeline for the introduction of free public transport for children under the age of nine, which was announced in budget 2025 and expected to be launched in quarter 3 of 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37893/25]

1169. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the daily transport charge, which parents of adults and children with special needs were required to pay for transport to day services has been abolished as per commitment given by previous Minister of State for Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29350/25]

316. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an estimate of the annual financial impact that the new increased fare zones will have on commuters in Kildare north in comparison to previous fares, particularly those in Zone 2 towns in Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25888/25]

317. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide information on the NTA’s intention to rollout further changes during 2025 in relation to increased fare zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25889/25]

199. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the planned rollout to the nearest month of reduced fares for five to eight year olds as promised in the Programme for Government, following the bedding-in period to ensure this can be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21976/25]

200. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a further extension of Leap Card areas or the introduction of additional rural zones outside of Dublin to include towns such as Arklow in south Wicklow and Gorey in north Wexford as there is a considerable commuter body in these towns which would greatly benefit from improvements to public transport; and if he will make…

989. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the number of people who availed of hospital transport to attend hospital appointments from south Tipperary over the past five years; the budget for this service in south Tipperary over the past five years; the average cost per patient for this service; for details in relation to the rise in cost of this service and the alternative options a…