Parliamentary questions

Active Travel

Matt Carthy

171. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding for the pedestrian/cyclist facilities at River Fane bridge crossing in Inniskeen, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12396/24]

Driver Licences

Michael Healy-Rae

172. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to change licensing rules (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12442/24]

Public Transport

Patrick Costello

173. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the plans to deal with the provision of increased public transport in Dublin 8, particularly around Kilmainham-Inchicore which suffers from severe traffic congestion and proposed large housing developments which will bring additional demand to the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12464/24]

Departmental Policies

Peter Fitzpatrick

174. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Transport whether he has considered the proposal of a working group being established to look into a vehicle being fitted with a breathalyser, whereby the driver must obtain a negative test prior to the engine starting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12470/24]

Official Engagements

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

175. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if he met the Brazilian President during his recent visit to Brazil for St. Patrick's Day events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12571/24]

Public Transport

Sorca Clarke

176. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the value of performance related penalties issued to each public transport provider by the NTA in 2023 and for the first two months of 2024, in tabular form. [12602/24]

Rail Network

Mairéad Farrell

177. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport in relation to a recent reply to correspondence from a person with a disability (details supplied), where the NTA confirmed that 42,000 booked a seat on Irish Rail and that a charge exists to book a seat to mitigate against some customer behaviours that impact everyone; how much were the 42,000 disabled customers charged in fees; exactly how many incidents are there of those with disabilities 'behaviour's impacting other customers; and is he aware that the use of data collected using the public services card free travel pass in the manner described by the NTA is not the purpose for which this data was collected in the first instance. [12617/24]

National Car Test

Darren O'Rourke

178. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if the contract with the service provider of the National Car Testing Service contains any performance related or penalty clauses for lengthy delays. [12631/24]

Departmental Strategies

Richard Bruton

179. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport whether he has monitored the progress made under the actions specified in the National Positive Ageing Strategy 2013 and published annual progress reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12647/24]

Driver Test

Matt Carthy

180. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that the language within the driver theory test is simplified into plain English to make it more accessible for those with literacy or learning difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12672/24]

Greenways Provision

Frankie Feighan

181. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider requesting that the TII designate the 53km Shannon Erne Connectivity route as a proposed national strategic greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12679/24]

Departmental Funding

Robert Troy

182. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form. [12730/24]

Departmental Meetings

Carol Nolan

183. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings that he or officials from his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied), including its representatives, from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12750/24]

Driver Licences

Claire Kerrane

184. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport with regard to recently announced changes to licensing categories, if he will review the change to category W licences, given the challenges it would present to farmers and agricultural contractors who also utilise non-farm vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12757/24]

Rail Network

Johnny Mythen

185. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to improve the intercity rail serving Gorey and by extension Wexford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12770/24]

Rail Network

Catherine Murphy

186. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the commuter services that will benefit from the extra commuter carriages that will come into the fleet over the next few weeks. [12785/24]

Dublin Airport Authority

Catherine Murphy

187. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of defibrillators located in public areas in both terminals within Dublin Airport; and the number and percentage of DAA staff are trained in the use of this vital equipment. [12786/24]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

188. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to remove a roundabout as part of BusConnects (details supplied). [12806/24]

Park-and-Ride Facilities

Catherine Connolly

189. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 1 February 2024, the status of the roll-out of park and ride in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12829/24]

Bus Services

Darren O'Rourke

190. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to increase the frequency of the 109A bus services which connect with DCU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12844/24]