866. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to report on his most recent meeting with the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27074/26]
Topics / Transport Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTransport Policy
307 questions from 79 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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301 written, 6 oral
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| January 2025 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 21 |
| March 2025 | 18 |
| April 2025 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 40 |
| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 18 |
| December 2025 | 10 |
| January 2026 | 42 |
| February 2026 | 5 |
| March 2026 | 10 |
| April 2026 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| June 2026 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 29 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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The questions
869. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Kimmage to city centre bus corridor; when construction is expected to commence; when construction is expected to be completed and the corridor operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27176/26]
899. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Central Bank to examine and review the barriers to potential not-for-profit ridesharing platforms (details supplied) being introduced in Ireland from a car insurance point of view; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24236/26]
195. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department maintains a central dataset or reporting mechanism on the duration of Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment stages for major transport infrastructure projects; if not, whether he will introduce such a reporting framework to allow for systematic monitoring of project timelines; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
196. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has undertaken any analysis since 2015 of the average time taken to complete Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment stages for transport infrastructure projects with an estimated value exceeding €200 million; and if he will publish any such analysis or assessments carried out by his Department. [21170/26]
197. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the baseline data, benchmarks or performance metrics his Department uses when assessing delays in the delivery of major transport infrastructure projects; and whether those benchmarks include the duration of environmental assessment and planning stages. [21171/26]
198. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Authority are required to report to his Department on the duration of Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment stages for major transport infrastructure projects; if so, the frequency and format of such reporting; and if he will publish the most recent reports received by his …
297. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding his efforts to accelerate the transition to electric and sustainable transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19397/26]
317. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to report on the work of his Department in the development of a transport demand management scheme for the greater Dublin area, in conjunction with the National Transport Authority; and to provide an indicative timeline for the completion of this scheme. [19778/26]
318. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department measures the impact of active travel investment and infrastructure on modal shift. [19779/26]
320. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update regarding the roll-out of next generation ticketing. [19781/26]
362. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department is aware that a formal complaint (ID:91249) was filed with the European Commission on 2 March 2026 alleging that Ireland is in breach of six EU instruments at Dublin Airport, including Regulation 598/2014; and whether the Government intends to proceed with the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 in advance of any response fr…
396. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider reforming the motor tax online payment system to facilitate bulk purchases and renewals of motor tax by corporate fleet owners; if he has examined the system in operation in the UK, where multiple vehicle registrations can be uploaded at once during the payment process; the reason for not providing this facility to date in this jurisdic…
374. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if plans are in place to develop a motorway and a rail service between Dún na nGall agus Gaillimh (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10131/26]
227. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether withdrawals are anticipated from the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund in 2026 to support the decarbonisation of the bus and coach sector, including electric vehicle charging infrastructure, fleet transition measures and supporting coach infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8745/26]
228. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether withdrawals are anticipated from the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund in 2026 to support shared mobility infrastructure, including bike and e-bike rental stations; shared mobility hubs and electric vehicle charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8746/26]
328. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the introduction of next gen ticketing on the Cork fleet for bus services as of January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8032/26]
331. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the total number of public bodies, including local authorities, State departments and semi-State organisations, that have jurisdiction or authority for transport matters across County Dublin. [8066/26]
187. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport the way in which Ireland plans to implement the EU Greening Corporate Fleets proposal; the accommodations which will be made for the rental car sector to avoid unintended damage to Irish tourism; the timeframe for the implementation of any such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7015/26]
298. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport further to recent Cabinet approval to establish a new statutory body to deliver the MetroLink project in addition to the existing roles of Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Authority; the rationale for establishing a separate delivery agency rather than continuing delivery within existing bodies with established governance, oversight a…
299. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the details of the projected operational lifespan of the proposed new statutory MetroLink delivery body; the estimated establishment and ongoing costs; the staffing, legal and administrative expenditure; whether it is intended that the body will be wound down following completion of the MetroLink project; whether any impact, value-for-money or efficiency assess…
329. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the MetroLink project including procurement and contracting stages; the revised delivery timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6377/26]
343. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the status of the delivery of the 35 Pathfinder Programme projects (details supplied) under the National Sustainable Mobility Policy 2022-2025, in tabular form. [6485/26]
353. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will produce guidelines for non-statutory consultations for local transport projects that do not fall within Part 8 consultation requirements. [6511/26]
354. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if road design guidelines have taken into account the larger size of cars, given the discontinuation of a number of small sized car lines. [6512/26]