Parliamentary questions

Driver Test

Pádraig O'Sullivan

196. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19451/23]

Transport Policy

Colm Burke

197. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on a Standards Working Group which was convened to examine the various guidance and standards documents (details supplied) which should be taken into account by local authorities when constructing new walking and cycling infrastructure to ensure that this infrastructure is designed safely and efficiently in order to encourage more people to use active travel transport modes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19522/23]

Transport Policy

Colm Burke

198. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if a Standards Working Group convened by his Department plans to examine the MacCurtain Street public transport improvement scheme, currently being implemented by Cork City Council as part of its review, to ensure that the local authority is in line with the various guidelines and standards documents (details supplied) which should be taken into account by local authorities when undertaking to construct new walking and cycling infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19523/23]

Public Transport

Emer Higgins

199. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to increase the number of taxis in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/23]

Taxi Licences

Emer Higgins

200. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the total number and breakdown by type of SPSV vehicles licensed nationally in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023. [19526/23]

Taxi Licences

Emer Higgins

201. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the total number and breakdown by type of SPSV vehicles licensed in Dublin in each of the years 2019 to 2022, and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19527/23]

Public Transport

Emer Higgins

202. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered changes to the current licensing regime to tackle the shortage of taxi drivers in cities. [19528/23]

Public Transport

Emer Higgins

203. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if reducing the cost of taxi licences and reducing the cost of airport taxi permits has been considered to increase taxi supply. [19529/23]

Taxi Licences

Emer Higgins

204. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the current waiting time for SPSV driver entry test in each of the test locations nationwide. [19530/23]

Public Transport

Emer Higgins

205. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if engagement has taken place with online taxi apps (details supplied) with a view to regulating the service and increasing taxi supply [19531/23]

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

206. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20043/23]

Traffic Management

Bernard Durkan

160. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which traffic management proposals for Celbridge, County Kildare are being activated in a manner which meets with the satisfaction of the local authority and councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18896/23]

Traffic Management

Bernard Durkan

161. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if dialogue continues to exist between his Department and the local authority for Naas in the context of the traffic management proposals with a view to reaching agreement on the proposals supported by the local authority members and the residents most likely to be affected by the proposed changes; if he has been in recent contact with the local authority regarding these matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18897/23]

Driver Licences

Pearse Doherty

162. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when a driving licence will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18630/23]

Driver Test

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

163. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driving test; and the number of persons waiting for a theory test in County Cork, by test centre, in tabular form. [18647/23]

Driver Test

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

164. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test in Ballincollig and Sarsfield Road test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting for less than 3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-18, 18-24 and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [18648/23]

Driver Test

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

165. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a theory test in test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting for less than 3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-18, 18-24 and for over 24 months, in tabular form. [18649/23]

Road Safety

Michael Lowry

166. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of all the locations on the N24 under the management of Tipperary County Council where Transport Infrastructure Ireland have found safety issues and asked Tipperary County Council in the past five years to do feasibility and options reports for road safety and improvement works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18655/23]

Driver Test

Michael Lowry

167. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) estimated week of invitation to apply for their driving test not until 10 September 2023; the reason for the delay in driving tests; his plans to reduce the lengthy wait-times experienced by those seeking to sit their driving test; when the wait-time can be expected to return to normal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18656/23]

Transport Policy

Patricia Ryan

168. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if vintage cars will have to be modified in order to run on E10 fuel; and if not, if they will be exempt and continue to be allowed to use E5 fuel as in the North and UK (details supplied). [18666/23]

Driver Test

Peadar Tóibín

169. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the current average wait time for driving tests category B, in each test centre in the State. [18711/23]

Driver Test

Peadar Tóibín

170. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if there is a process of geographical prioritisation for persons waiting for driving tests in category B, for example, those resident in the county where they are seeking a test versus those resident in another county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18712/23]

Driver Test

Peadar Tóibín

171. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if he will furnish a list of driving test centres which have opened in the State in each of the past ten years; and if he will provide a list of those which have closed within the same period. [18713/23]

Driver Test

Peadar Tóibín

172. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the current longest length of time anyone has been left waiting for a driving test category B, in each test centre in the country, in tabular form. [18714/23]

Driver Test

Peadar Tóibín

173. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) can expect to sit their driving test, which they applied for in February; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18715/23]

Departmental Consultations

Rose Conway-Walsh

174. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2022; the purpose and value of each contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18742/23]

Road Safety

Catherine Murphy

175. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to address a safety concern in respect of an N4 junction (details supplied); and if he will engage with the relevant State body on the matter. [18778/23]

Departmental Funding

Martin Browne

176. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport the reasons the 2023 grant allocated to Tipperary County Council for the N24 Cahir to Limerick Junction road project, at €1 million, is far below the sum of €3,250,000 requested; if there is an intention to address this shortfall in funding; his views on the impact this will have on the ability of the project to progress on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18811/23]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

177. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the N86 road improvement project; the timeline for the completion of the entire scheme from Camp to Dingle; the anticipated progress to be made in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18825/23]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

178. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the N22 road improvement project between Baile Bhuirne and Macroom; the-up-to- date timeline for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18826/23]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

179. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the N22 road improvement project between Farranfore and Killarney, the up-to-date timeline for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18827/23]

Departmental Data

Brendan Griffin

180. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the number of private aircraft landings per airport in all Irish airports both public and private in 2022; if he can provide a breakdown of the types of aircraft landing in each airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18828/23]

Greenways Provision

Brendan Griffin

181. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the construction of the south Kerry greenway, the up-to-date timeline for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18829/23]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

182. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the Tralee northern relief road, the up-to-date timeline for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18830/23]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

183. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the construction of the Listowel bypass; the up-to-date timeline for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18831/23]

Greenways Provision

Brendan Griffin

184. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding plans to link the Tralee to Fenit greenway with the Listowel to Limerick greenway via Ardfert, Abbeydorney and Lixnaw; the up-to-date timeline for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18832/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Brendan Griffin

185. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the amount of capital underspend in his Department for 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter [18833/23]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Griffin

186. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if he or officials in his Department have received a request from the Department of Rural and Community Development to contribute financially to the LIS scheme, and if so, if he will state his response(s) to the request(s); if he will provide an up-to-date response on whether he will contribute to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18834/23]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

187. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the N70 Milltown relief road project; the up-to-date timeline for the completion of the project; the cycling and walking infrastructure that is planned for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18835/23]

Road Safety

Brendan Griffin

188. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if safety concerns have been expressed regarding the design of the N22 Macroom bypass entry junction from the Millstreet road; if the absence of a merging slip road requires further stop notification to motorists approaching the bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18836/23]

Airport Policy

Brendan Griffin

189. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if drone activity has been identified in proximity to Irish airports outside of Dublin airport; if so, which airports has this activity resulted in flight disruption; if he will make provision for each airport to deal effectively with any future drone disruption attempts; how he plans to achieve this level of security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18837/23]

Cycling Facilities

Brendan Griffin

190. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received an application from Kerry County Council to develop a safe walking and cycling facility alongside the R561 between Boolteens village and Keel GAA/ Ross, Castlemaine, County Kerry; if he will provide details of any such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18838/23]

Traffic Management

Colm Burke

191. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what his Department’s long-term plans are to alleviate traffic congestion in Kinsale town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18841/23]

Traffic Management

Colm Burke

192. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what his Department’s long-term plans are to alleviate traffic congestion in Clonakilty town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18842/23]

Road Projects

Colm Burke

193. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the funding application by Cork County Council for the road upgrade project at Pewter Hole Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18843/23]

Public Transport

Pearse Doherty

19. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when Bus Éireann’s expressway route 30/30X Donegal and Route 32/32X Letterkenny will become fully wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18389/23]

Public Transport

Pearse Doherty

20. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when all Bus Éireann’s expressway routes will become fully wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/23]

Driver Test

Colm Burke

21. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what action his Department is taking to reduce the five-month waiting time for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18391/23]

Driver Test

Colm Burke

22. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what immediate action his Department is taking to help alleviate the waiting time for driving tests, which now stands at five months, in view that many provisional drivers now find themselves in a position where they will not have the funds to insure their vehicle wherein the cost is significantly higher for provisional drivers than fully licensed drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18392/23]

Energy Policy

Colm Burke

23. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the proposed introduction of E10 petrol in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18397/23]

Energy Policy

Colm Burke

24. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to clarify that following the potential introduction of E10 petrol in Ireland, whether or not E5 petrol will still continue to be supplied in order to cater for the thousands of pre-Euro V engine vehicles still being used by many motorists on Irish roads today, in view that if E5 petrol were to be discontinued nationally thousands of vehicles could not be operated which would force many motorists to buy a newer vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18398/23]

Energy Policy

Colm Burke

25. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport what action his Department is taking to ensure that motorists will not be directly affected by the proposed introduction of E10 petrol, in view that many motorists currently operate older vehicles compatible to E5 petrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18399/23]

Energy Policy

Marian Harkin

26. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport given the proposed changes from E95 to E90 grade petrol, if provision has been made for cars manufactured before 1998, and in particular, classic and vintage cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18400/23]

Electric Vehicles

Willie O'Dea

27. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he is proposing to regulate the use of e-scooters by defining which public highways e-scooters may be driven on, how they may be driven, any penalties proposed, in line with those for cyclists, what safety gear will be mandatory or advised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18407/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

28. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the revenues generated, or anticipated to be generated, per annum by parking charges at Ballybrophy railway station. [18435/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

29. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport to outline any payments or contractual obligations to pay monies for the monitoring of the payment of parking fees at Ballybrophy railway station. [18436/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

30. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what facilities, if any, are in place to enable persons without a bank card to pay for parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18437/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

31. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport what facilities, if any, are in place to enable persons who are illiterate to pay for parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18438/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

32. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the process by which a company (details supplied) was selected to supervise/manage the payment for parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18439/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

33. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if any audit of the user friendliness of (details supplied) including for elderly persons or persons with impaired capacity, has been carried out by his Department. [18440/23]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Michael McNamara

34. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if any audit of the user friendliness of a company (details supplied) including for elderly persons or persons with impaired capacity, has been carried out by CIE, before it was selected to operate car parking at Ballybrophy railway station. [18441/23]

Rail Network

Pádraig O'Sullivan

35. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department examined the viability of extending services to include passenger services along the existing Navan-Drogheda rail line as a possible option to improve public transport options for all those living in Navan and towns on the route such as Duleek, thereby providing a rail link to Dublin from Navan in a relatively inexpensive and fast manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18447/23]

Air Services

Cian O'Callaghan

36. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport whether recent flight path changes are resulting in an increase in aircraft passing over a location (details supplied); the regulations for aircraft turning over Dublin Bay; the permitted noise levels from aircraft flying over residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18448/23]

Employment Schemes

David Stanton

37. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he and his Departmental officials have had with sectoral representative bodies and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, with respect to the availability of mechanics nationally; his plans to make a case to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, to expand the current employment permits system to accommodate non-EEA applicants for mechanic positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18451/23]

Waterways Issues

Gerald Nash

38. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update from the Marine Survey Office on the progress it has made in relation to a survey of the Hebble Sand vessel on the town quays in Drogheda; if he will provide details of the engagement the Marine Survey Office has had this year with the registered owner of the vessel; when the vessel will be removed from the River Boyne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18498/23]

School Transport

Holly Cairns

39. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of funding schemes currently open or schemes that will be open this year to which local authorities can apply to improve active travel infrastructure adjacent to national schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18607/23]

Public Transport

Patrick Costello

238. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the public-state transport stakeholders group commitment from the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16076/23]

Driver Test

Patrick O'Donovan

239. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) can sit a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16349/23]

Driver Test

Thomas Pringle

240. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if an exception can be made for a person (details supplied) who has a driving test coming up but cannot get an NCT appointment which means that she cannot use her own car for the test. [16432/23]

Dublin Airport Authority

Denise Mitchell

241. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has met with the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority regarding their review of the noise coming from the North Runway at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16444/23]

Driver Test

Michael Lowry

242. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport the reasons a person's estimated week of invitation to apply for their driving test is being pushed out (details supplied); the reason for the delay in driving tests; his plans to reduce the lengthy wait-times experienced by those seeking to sit their driving test; when the wait-time can be expected to return to normal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16469/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

243. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 18 January 2023, when the 236A bus route will be operational. [16515/23]

Road Network

Holly Cairns

244. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to provide resurfacing of the N71 at Ballylickey Bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16516/23]

Driver Test

Rose Conway-Walsh

245. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driver test in each centre nationwide; the average waiting time, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16518/23]

Taxi Licences

Robert Troy

246. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that taxi drivers are presently only able to transfer their plates on the event of their death, not even upon retirement or in case of ill health; and his views on whether this is fair. [16535/23]

Departmental Staff

Denis Naughten

247. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present roles and responsibilities; the posts and responsibilities presently vacant; the corresponding figures on 23 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16570/23]

Bus Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

248. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on when the BusConnects phase for the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown area will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16583/23]

Taxi Regulations

Martin Browne

249. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of reports of a rise in illegal taxi operators in certain areas; if he has communicated with the National Transport Authority on the issue of illegal operators; if he will list the occasions within the past year that he has communicated with the NTA on this matter; if he has concerns at the approach being taken by the NTA to address the prevalence of illegal operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16584/23]

Taxi Regulations

Martin Browne

250. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport if he has requested the National Transport Authority to outline the action it has taken to address the prevalence of illegal taxi operators; his concerns on the impact that illegal operators can have on the livelihoods of legal operators in certain areas; the measures he has taken to request the NTA take steps to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16585/23]

Taxi Licences

Robert Troy

251. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with taxi drivers who rent their plates, rather than owning them. [16586/23]

Taxi Licences

Robert Troy

252. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that, for the purposes of insurance, taxi drivers must include the plate owner on their insurance policy, despite the fact that the owner does not drive the cab, greatly increasing the cost of insurance. [16587/23]

Taxi Licences

Robert Troy

253. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that rents for taxi plates have increased significantly due to a lack of supply. [16588/23]

Driver Test

Anne Rabbitte

254. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport how a person (details supplied), who is a full-time teacher, which is deemed a frontline worker, can avail of an emergency driving test to ensure that they can continue working in their school; the options open to people in such a position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16612/23]

Electric Vehicles

Neasa Hourigan

255. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 23 March 2023, if vehicles ordered prior to July 2023 but not received by customers until after this date due to supply chain delays will remain eligible for €5,000 relief; if specific provisions will be made to account for these supply issues in advance of the electric vehicle grant amount reducing to €3,500 in July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16640/23]

Electric Vehicles

Thomas Gould

256. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if grants are available to businesses for the installation of EV chargers. [16646/23]

National Transport Authority

Pauline Tully

257. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the National Transport Authority have fulfilled their obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons (UNCRPD) to prioritise disabled persons organisations in any consultations they are holding; if he is further satisfied that the NTA consulted in a meaningful way with DPOs in relation to the rollout of Active Travel and BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16676/23]

Rail Accidents

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

258. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full year cost of recruiting three additional WTE railway accident investigators for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16690/23]

Public Transport

Seán Fleming

259. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Transport if he will respond to the correspondence attached (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16794/23]

Rail Network

Eoin Ó Broin

260. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline plans for the further development of the rail network over the next five years; if his Department intends to increase investment in new stations and routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16828/23]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

261. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of installing an electronic timetable with real time arrival times at bus stops that currently only have a sign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16909/23]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

262. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of installing a roofed shelter at bus stops that currently only have a sign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16910/23]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Christopher O'Sullivan

263. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if there is evidence that changing to E10 fuel can cause damage to pre-2011 cars and motorcycles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18310/23]

Public Transport

Catherine Murphy

264. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will set out the mandatory accessibility requirements and or the provisions set in statute in respect of accessibility standards for public transport and public infrastructure projects, to include the planning, design and construction of cycle lanes, bus islands, pedestrian cross walks, pedestrian footpaths and pedestrian shared spaces. [16451/23]

Transport Policy

Pádraig MacLochlainn

265. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will set out the current system for surveying and registering of Irish charter vessels and the conditions that they can operate under once receiving the necessary accreditation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16707/23]

Transport Policy

Pádraig MacLochlainn

266. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the current Irish vessel charter system and give consideration following Brexit to allowing third country and, especially, previously British registered sea charter vessels registered in Ireland, for use in European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16708/23]

National Car Test

Peadar Tóibín

267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if, given the NCT waiting lists can be up to five months, he will consider extending all of this year’s NCT tests to include a full year’s coverage (details supplied). [16776/23]

Electric Vehicles

Holly Cairns

268. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the options available to individuals who have been incorrectly charged for the use of public electric vehicle charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16832/23]

Taxi Regulations

Louise O'Reilly

269. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 7 March 2023, whether self-employed taxi drivers can specify “card not accepted” or “cash payment only”, and if this will ensure the customer cannot subsequently claim a legal right to pay by card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16848/23]

Fuel Sales

Brendan Howlin

270. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of a concern of the Irish biofuels sector at the implications for the industry of new regulations due to be brought into force by him; if he has had discussions with representatives of the biofuels sector, the farming sector and Irish meat processing sector in relation to these regulations; if these regulations mirror those being put in place in other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16858/23]

Bus Services

Duncan Smith

271. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the process for applying for two types of bus stop (details supplied) for a particular bus stop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16911/23]