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Transport Policy

307 questions from 79 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

307
questions
301 written, 6 oral
79
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
8
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20257
February 202521
March 202518
April 202518
May 20257
June 202519
July 202511
August 20250
September 202540
October 20253
November 202518
December 202510
January 202642
February 20265
March 202610
April 202614
May 202617
June 20268
July 20265
August 20260
September 202629
October 20265

Who asks, by party

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.

  • 100% RDR1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú5 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil63 from 19 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael98 from 13 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party13 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent18 from 5 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland13 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party20 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity5 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin50 from 19 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 28
  2. 21
  3. 18
  4. 13
  5. 12
  6. 12
  7. 11
  8. 10

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Rose Conway-Walsh Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
145. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on connectivity between air, rail and road transport across County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9497/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
149. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take to implement the recommendations of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Climate Change Advisory Council in their respective annual national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, reviews, and GHG projections to ensure that the transport sector meets its sectoral ceiling of 54MtCO2e for the budget period 2021-2025 and the 50% overall…
Máire Devine Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
230. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Transport when legislation will be introduced to regulate horses and horses drawing carriages in Dublin city centre. [8986/25]
Ged Nash Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
265. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 5 November 2024, if he will provide an update from the National Transport Authority on the development of a draft transport plan for the Drogheda and east Meath area; the timeline for publication of the draft plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9426/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Transport
88. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the anomaly in communication from his Department in relation to tachographs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8522/25]
Emer Currie Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Transport
239. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department's progress in creating the transport security force as proposed in the Programme for Government; when he expects to finalise the legislative framework required to establish the force under the NTA; when he expects the force to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7214/25]
Emer Currie Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Transport
240. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to provide transport security on the Irish Rail, Maynooth line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7215/25]
Emer Currie Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Transport
241. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to provide transport security on Dublin Bus routes operating in Dublin west, such as the 37, 38, 39, 39a routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7216/25]
Carol Nolan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Transport
262. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the work of his Department to increase and support the use of E10 fuels; if his attention has been drawn to the safety or incompatibility concerns with respect to E10 fuels in certain models of cars and vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7706/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Transport
290. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport what regulation exists regarding the use of drones for delivery services within urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8097/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Transport
291. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport what contact has been made with his Department by drone delivery service providers on the use of drones for delivery services within urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8098/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Transport
233. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport when he will implement the proposal for free travel for children under nine years-of age; the way the proposal will be implemented; if there are further plans for the expansion of free public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6123/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Transport
248. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy; to outline the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6327/25]
Pa Daly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
133. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on all transport upgrades planned under the revised NDP in Kerry; which projects are prioritised for commencement; which projects are underway and when he expects them to be completed; which projects have not yet commenced and when he expects them to be commenced, broken down in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3961…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
161. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the recent studies, if any, carried out in Ireland, the UK or EU in relation to the benefits and or challenges of permitting private vehicles or full EVs with at least four people being transported to use bus lanes, with the appropriate signage and licensing structure, in an effort to discourage individual car use and reduce carbon and other emissions…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
162. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the changes to legislation that would be required in what sections to facilitate private motor vehicles or EVs with four or more passengers being permitted to use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4634/25]
Seán Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
167. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the date by which he expects to publish the underpinning legislation for the proposed transport security force; the expected personnel strength of the Force; the projected cost of the Force each year for the first five years; the location where the force will be headquartered; and the date by which he expects the force to be operational. [4689/25]
Matt Carthy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Transport
168. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the role of his Department in progressing the proposal within the Programme for Government to create a transport security force under the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4701/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
149. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the inclusion of Drogheda in the Dublin commuter zone; and when commuters living in Drogheda, south Louth and east Meath will be able to avail of lower rail fares within this zone. [2286/25]
Liam Quaide Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
179. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if current budgetary allocations for the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy (CMATS) 2040 are sufficient to proceed with the development of the new train stations that are part of CMATS or are limited to maintaining existing train services. [2591/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
186. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport for details of the technology platform that has been identified for use in the roll-out of shared mobility hubs. [2719/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
187. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if pilot areas have been identified to establish new mobility hubs; the basis or rationale for selecting the areas and area types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2720/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
188. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeline for the planned development of a new sustainable mobility action plan, as proposed in the Programme for Government. [2721/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
189. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he will recognise the importance of shared mobility hubs in the context of the Programme for Government commitment to consider new public transport projects in the review of the National Development Plan. [2722/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
192. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on plans to establish mobility hubs in each local authority area. [2726/25]