Parliamentary questions

Transport Policy

Bernard Durkan

462. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport his vision for the future for enabling the transport sector to meet its obligations while complying with international agreements affecting the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21279/22]

Transport Policy

Bernard Durkan

463. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the degree to which the transport sector can avail or is availing of bio or non-fossil fuels in such a way as to meet carbon reduction targets as well as transport requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21280/22]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

464. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the degree to which the relevant authority is willing to accept the concerns expressed at various stakeholder discussions with the public and public representatives with particular reference to the need to avail of the opportunity to extend electric rail services beyond Maynooth to Kilcock as well as Hazelhatch and Sallins thereby investing for the future transport needs of the north County Kildare region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21281/22]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

465. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date in the electrification of the Maynooth rail line with particular reference to the need to ensure that car parking facilities are supplied to the west of Kilcock thereby facilitating Enfield, Kilcock and the wider hinterland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21282/22]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

466. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the steps that can be taken to accelerate the programme to upgrade the Hazelhatch and Sallins railway line; if plans are being advanced to connect the Maynooth line with Hazelhatch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21283/22]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

467. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that realignment of roads and bridges in the context of the extension and electrification of rail services throughout north County Kildare does not involve disadvantaging local communities and that road and bridge realignments outstanding for many years are satisfactorily dealt with in the course of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21284/22]

Public Transport

Bernard Durkan

26. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the way that the commuter belt in north County Kildare is likely to be served by proposed changes in bus and rail services in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11493/22]

Public Transport

Bernard Durkan

43. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the measures taken or proposed to ensure that the transport sector is capable of doing its job without contributing to inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11492/22]

Public Transport

Bernard Durkan

235. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the bus services serving north County Kildare will be reorganised to provide a better service to all areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12274/22]

Public Transport

Bernard Durkan

236. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which bus and rail services are likely to interact to provide a better service to the commuters of north County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12275/22]

Public Transport

Bernard Durkan

237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the revised bus services that are likely to serve Clonaugh, Maynooth, County Kildare as per previous representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12276/22]

Public Transport

Bernard Durkan

238. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to ensure that places such as Ardclough, Straffan, County Kildare receive coverage under the revised bus services currently proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12277/22]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

239. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the electrification of the Maynooth railway line is progressing; the extent to which timetables are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12278/22]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

240. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which it is proposed to augment the Hazelhatch and Sallins rail services to facilitate greater use of trains by commuters now and in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12279/22]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

241. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the steps that can be taken to accelerate the programme to upgrade the Hazelhatch to Sallins railway line; if plans are being advanced to connect the Maynooth line with Hazelhatch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12280/22]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

242. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made to date in the electrification of the Maynooth rail line with particular reference to the need to ensure that car parking facilities are supplied to the west of Kilcock thereby facilitating Enfield, Kilcock and the wider hinterland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12281/22]

Road Network

Bernard Durkan

243. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the M4 and N4 is likely to be extended by an additional traffic lane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12282/22]

Road Network

Bernard Durkan

244. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he expects to ensure that the M4 and N4 route is sufficiently upgraded to meet traffic levels of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12283/22]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

245. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the number of commuter trains serving north County Kildare can be extended in the short and long-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12284/22]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

246. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport when it is expected to extend and improve the rail services serving Hazelhatch and Sallins, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12285/22]

Electric Vehicles

Bernard Durkan

208. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the use of electric vehicles has contributed to carbon reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10778/22]

Electric Vehicles

Bernard Durkan

209. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the number of electric vehicles has increased on Irish roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10779/22]

Traffic Management

Bernard Durkan

75. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding previously announced traffic management plans for Celbridge, County Kildare which included the rerouting and blocking off of some existing routes in the village; if the plans are still operable; if the monies are still available; if agreement has been reached with local interests with a view to implementation or replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8809/22]

Road Projects

Bernard Durkan

76. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the previously announced and outlined inner and outer relief road for Naas, County Kildare which was not approved by Kildare County Council; if adjustments have been made in the interim period in accordance with the wishes of local interests; the expected progress on the project in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8814/22]

Traffic Management

Bernard Durkan

43. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the progress made in relation to the urgent need in conjunction with Kildare County Council to update the traffic management plan for the Celbridge area with a view to ensuring major improvements for local persons without closing off existing routes; if he will coordinate efforts to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3879/22]

Traffic Management

Bernard Durkan

44. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the progress made in relation to the urgent need in conjunction with Kildare County Council, to update the traffic management plan for Naas town with a view to addressing the concerns as expressed to the local authority by residents of the area and the need to have permanent resolution in the matter of alleviation of traffic congestion in the context of inner and outer relief roads; if sufficient efforts are being made to meet the concerns of the persons in the shortest time possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3881/22]

Road Projects

Bernard Durkan

160. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he hopes to approve vital roadbuilding projects in order to improve connectivity and meet the demands of the expanding economy at local and national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2856/22]

Public Transport

Bernard Durkan

22. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he remains confident that existing or established bus and rail transport has sufficiently linked up with the newer public transport systems, with a view to giving modern, reliable public transport options in all areas throughout the country, urban and rural; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62301/21]

Public Transport

Bernard Durkan

86. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which all public transport is in the course of decarbonisation; the achievements to date in this regard; the projections for the future, including timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62302/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

211. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure that commuters in north County Kildare can rely on an increase in commuter rail capacity by one or other means over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62742/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

212. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he expects extra rail carriages to be made available throughout the north County Kildare commuter belt in the course of the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62743/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

213. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure that the extension of the DART on the western route will continue to an area past Kilcock to facilitate the maximisation of space for parking and a wider catchment area with consequent beneficial impact towards alleviation of traffic concentration on roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62744/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

214. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which he will influence the extension of the DART to facilitate the catchment areas of Kilcock and Enfield as requested by the vast majority of interest in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62745/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

215. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that the extension of the DART or other rail extensions will fully utilise the opportunity to provide increased capacity and frequency of commuter rail services to existing stations such as Maynooth, Kilcock, Leixlip, Confey, Hazelhatch and Sallins and in such a way as to ensure that as the population increases, enhancement of the services can become more readily achievable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62746/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that during the extension of DART and or other rail services throughout north County Kildare, a special effort is made to ensure that existing roads and bridges are properly realigned in order to continue to facilitate the existing and growing population and to ensure the minimum interruption of existing services in addition to the need to ensure that road or bridge realignments do not result in the creation of unused areas which might later become the focus for criminality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62747/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

217. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the total expected investment in the rail service throughout County Kildare with particular reference to increasing the services to meet increased demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62748/21]

Bus Services

Bernard Durkan

218. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which bus services are available now or to become available in the rural hinterlands of Ardclough, Straffan and Rathcoffey, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62749/21]

Bus Services

Bernard Durkan

219. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which public transport can link up the various rural areas throughout north County Kildare that do not currently have access to bus or rail transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62750/21]

Bus Services

Bernard Durkan

220. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a deviation from the present route of the bus services serving Johninstown and Maynooth to include Clonaugh in the same area thereby extending service to a wider community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62751/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

221. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the total commuter passenger requirement on a daily basis to and from the various rail stations throughout north County Kildare; the extent to which he expects to be in a position to enhance the availability of rail services to these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62752/21]

Traffic Management

Bernard Durkan

222. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the degree to which his Department has studied the existence of particular traffic pinch points on the M4/N4 as evidenced from regular morning traffic reports from RTÉ; the extent to which he and his Department can address such issues in the short term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62753/21]

Traffic Management

Bernard Durkan

223. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the degree to which he and his Department have studied the increasing number of motor accidents at morning peak times on the M4/N4 north County Kildare routes; if the frequency of such incidents is as a result of a particular issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62754/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

224. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport his plans to upgrade the rail stations throughout County Kildare in anticipation of higher volumes of through traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62755/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

228. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which rail carriages on all lines throughout the country have been upgraded or are in course to so be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62793/21]

Traffic Management

Bernard Durkan

229. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the degree to which traffic movements can be improved throughout the greater Dublin area by improving the efficiency of traffic lights, with particular reference to the need for better co-ordination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62794/21]

Driver Licences

Bernard Durkan

191. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if a renewed driver's licence will issue to a person (details supplied) who requires a driver's licence in date for a business venture; if same can issue as quickly as possible as the request is time sensitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58914/21]

Driver Licences

Bernard Durkan

58. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the most expeditious, seamless and efficient process to obtain or renew a driving licence in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56402/21]

Road Network

Bernard Durkan

93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if the necessary roadworks will be allowed to continue in order to bring about all aspects of transport infrastructure such as roads up to a nationwide standard, thus ensuring equal treatment throughout the regions while accepting the need to reduce Ireland’s carbon footprint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52880/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

234. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date towards the extension of DART services to Maynooth, County Kildare and further afield in north County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53902/21]

Rail Network

Bernard Durkan

235. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport if sufficient regard will be had for the rapidly developing commuter areas throughout north County Kildare with particular reference to the need for increased capacity and frequency of the rail services in its present or future form in the course of planning for transport development in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53903/21]