Parliamentary questions

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]

Bus Services

Robert Troy

191. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the NTA to review the withdrawal of the 706 and 706X bus service by a company (details supplied) from Athlone and Dublin. [12849/24]

Rail Network

Mary Lou McDonald

192. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport when the Glasnevin (interchange) DART+ and MetroLink rail station will be opened and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12874/24]

Road Safety

Pa Daly

193. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views regarding the rejection of a Section 38 request for a safety improvement project funded under safety improvement works (details supplied); if Kerry County Council and Tralee Municipal District will be considered for future funding after the rejection [12915/24]

Greenways Provision

Duncan Smith

194. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport what he considers to be best practice in relation to consultation on route selection for greenways through urban areas, noting that his Code of Best Practice for National and Regional Greenways contains guidelines for engagement with landowners and interested groups in rural areas yet has no such guidelines for urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12927/24]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Eoin Ó Broin

195. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951; if his Department has finished considering the draft SI in conjunction with NewERA; the timeframe for when an increase might be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12956/24]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Paul Donnelly

196. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount that CIÉ has generated from rent from coffee docks and other retail units at major train and bus stations in 2023 and to date in 2024. [12962/24]

Legislative Measures

Paul Donnelly

197. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to legislate to shorten the amount of time gardaí have to wait before they have power to seize vehicles without tax over one month instead at over two months at present. [12966/24]

Driver Test

Seán Canney

198. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will change the rules where a person who does their driving test in an automatic car currently will not be licensed to drive a manual car to allow the automatic licence to include a manual licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13012/24]

Cycling Facilities

Colm Burke

199. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the provision of additional funding for the expansion of the Cork city bike scheme into the north side of Cork city in view of the increase in bike journeys in Cork city from 2022 to 2023 as set out in a recent review undertaken by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13074/24]

Active Travel

Thomas Pringle

200. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider the decision not to install a walkway as was planned over the Clady river at Bunbeg, County Donegal; to detail the money already spent in surveys and other propriety work on this project; if he will meet with local representatives from the community to discuss the need for the walkway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13103/24]

Pension Provisions

Joe Carey

201. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the board of a company (details supplied) to comply with the spirit of the Mulvey report 2023 and provide a pension increase in 2024 for pensions in payment to pensioners of the IAA in line with the pension increase recommendations within the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13136/24]

Pension Provisions

Joe Carey

202. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the board of a company (details supplied) to provide an amount within the Eurocontrol user charge unit rate air navigation charging mechanism, to ensure that current pensions in payment to pensioners of the IAA receive occasional pension increases concurrently with the occasional pay increases received by their colleagues still working within the State's air navigation and regulation services, in light of the huge increase since the Covid pandemic ended in the demand for commercial and leisure air travel and in light of the significant rise in consumer inflation for pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13137/24]

Rail Network

Paul Murphy

203. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the current progress for the MetroLink; what is the estimate for completion of this project; and how he will ensure that this project is completed within the estimated timeframe and within budget. [13178/24]

Public Private Partnerships

Rose Conway-Walsh

204. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known capital cost; the anticipated or known cost to the Exchequer over the lifetime of the contracts; the annual total payment of PPP unitary charges and the percentage share of the total capital budget for his Department and all public bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13206/24]

Aviation Industry

Claire Kerrane

205. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the impact that increased Irish Aviation Authority fees could have on smaller flying clubs and students; if he is considering any measures to address concerns around this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13236/24]

Driver Licences

Aindrias Moynihan

206. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if he was informed by the RSA on their plans to implement restrictions on tractor and work vehicle licences; what measures are in place in order that he as Minister is informed of any changes being considered to licences by the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13245/24]

Road Safety

Aindrias Moynihan

207. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport for the up-to-date position on road safety improvements works for the N22 junctions between Macroom and Ballincollig; the up-to-date position on works for the Castlemore Junction on the N22 junction between Macroom and Ballincollig; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13246/24]

Bus Services

Aindrias Moynihan

208. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport what measures he is taking to ensure revised fare structures are considered on expressway services operating in the Cork region as the National Transport Authority does not have authority in the regulation of bus fares charged on expressway services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13247/24]

Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

209. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on his plans for additional bus shelters in Clare to be completed by the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13301/24]

Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

210. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport his plans for a bus stop to be marked at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13302/24]

Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

211. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will advise on all of the bus shelters currently in County Clare, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13304/24]

Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

212. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that all buses serving County Clare have only one wheelchair space and therefore cannot accommodate multiple passengers in wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13318/24]

Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

213. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the minimum dimensions that TFI buses must have for wheelchair bays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13320/24]

Road Safety

Michael Healy-Rae

185. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a situation regarding road safety issues in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11276/24]

Road Safety

Seán Sherlock

186. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the reason councils are being forced to adhere exactly to the safe routes to school programme manual and if local council engineers can be empowered to use discretion on a case-by-case basis. [11428/24]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Rose Conway-Walsh

187. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the rationale presented to him by Transport Infrastructure Ireland for the use of a private operator for the Luas, unlike all other rail infrastructure in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11219/24]

Public Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

188. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if it is the policy of Dublin Bus, the National Transport Authority, NTA, or any Transport for Ireland, TFI, bus operators to record bus drivers' bathroom breaks alongside identifying information; given the lack of bathroom facilities at some bus termini and the length of some bus routes, if he thinks such a policy is appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11244/24]

Public Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

189. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport given the duty of care that bus operators have towards their employees, if he or the bus operators have considered the potential impact of any policy to record bus drivers' bathroom breaks alongside identifying information on the mental health of bus drivers on account of compromised privacy; if he or the bus operators have considered the potential impact on the physical health of bus drivers who may be putting off taking necessary bathroom breaks as a result of any policy to record bus drivers' bathroom breaks alongside identifying information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11245/24]

Public Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

190. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport which persons would have access to any identifiable records of bathroom breaks taken by bus drivers; what measures are in place to ensure that this access policy is adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11246/24]

Public Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

191. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to make bathroom facilities available for drivers at all bus termini; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11247/24]

Insurance Coverage

Paul Kehoe

192. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if private car owners will have to avail of Motor Third Party Liability; the impact this will have on them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11250/24]

Public Transport

Marian Harkin

193. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to extending the maximum age of 2015 registered small public service vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11275/24]

Rail Network

Colm Burke

194. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to confirm when works will begin in respect of each of the new rail stations of Blarney/Stoneview, Monard, Blackpool/Kilbarry, Tivoli, Dunkettle, Carrigtwohill West, Water-Rock, Ballynoe under the Cork Area Commuter Rail Programme; when each will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11421/24]

Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

195. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will expand the capacity of the 350 bus service to Galway due to the increased demands at peak times for those travelling to and from university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11434/24]

Road Projects

Violet-Anne Wynne

196. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on any applications received by a local authority to fund a project in the past ten years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11437/24]

Road Projects

Violet-Anne Wynne

197. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the funding streams that a local authority can avail of for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11438/24]

Road Safety

Brendan Griffin

198. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if the Macroom Town/Millstreet Road entrance to the N22 Macroom Bypass (Kerry-bound carriageways) meets modern safety standards; if the requirement to stop is visible enough to motorists; if further measures to reinforce awareness of this requirement will be considered; if any collisions have been recorded at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11469/24]

Road Projects

Alan Kelly

199. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the likely opening date for the new Shannon crossing. [11525/24]

Bus Éireann

Michael Lowry

47. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if he will initiate discussions with Bus Éireann concerning its service from Southeast Technological University, Waterford serving Clonmel and Cahir in County Tipperary (details supplied); if he will support a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10868/24]

Bus Services

Mark Ward

48. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there will be increased frequency of the C1, C2, C3 and C4 buses at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10894/24]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Catherine Murphy

49. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his plans fully support the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by developing mandatory accessibility regulations in conjunction with the National Transport Authority. [10904/24]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

50. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to clarify the number of redundancies, or so called ‘exit-packages’, that have been paid to staff or personnel at any level of seniority in his Department, or in any agency or body under the aegis of his Department, from 2018 to date; the value of each and the total value, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10996/24]

Driver Test

Éamon Ó Cuív

51. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 264 of 17 January 2024 and 176 of 20 February 2024 (details supplied), if he will contact the Road Safety Authority and request that it urgently replies to the query in relation to an applicant for a CPC test stating that the matter was being referred to the RSA for direct reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11001/24]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

52. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis, and of bodies he funds in full or in part, of €200,000 and above in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will provide the amount of same, body, name and year. [11025/24]

Road Projects

Thomas Gould

53. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if any application has been made of the L2779 between Mackey's Cross and junction with Old Blarney road. [11032/24]

Rail Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

54. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the reason a reply has not been issued to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 13 February 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11043/24]

Bus Éireann

Michael Healy-Rae

55. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to open the Bus Éireann office in Killarney on a full-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11060/24]

Departmental Staff

Alan Kelly

56. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport to list all staff/management exit packages for staff/management in their Departments that they sanctioned since 2016 (details supplied).
[11170/24]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

57. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if a bridge with historic value will be retained when works to upgrade a national road in County Kerry (details supplied) are carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11178/24]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

58. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if an existing bridge on a national road in County Kerry (details supplied) will be bypassed when the road is upgraded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11192/24]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

59. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport how he expects a recent allocation of €150,000 to be spent on the N86 improvement scheme in 2024; if this will allow for substantial construction of the next phase of the scheme in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11193/24]

Bus Services

Thomas Gould

149. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that Cope Foundation buses do not have wheelchair passes. [10516/24]

Road Projects

David Cullinane

150. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the extent and level of funding for roads, including maintenance, restoration, and other works from his Department to Waterford City and County Council in the years 2019-2024, inclusive, by year and by funding stream, in tabular form. [10750/24]

Road Projects

David Cullinane

151. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the extent and level of funding for roads, including maintenance, restoration, and other works from his Department to each local authority in the years 2019-2024, inclusive, by year and by funding stream, in tabular form. [10754/24]

National Car Test

Holly Cairns

152. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to relocate the NCT centre in Skibbereen; and if so, if he could provide details of the relocation and the rationale for doing so. [9960/24]

Road Tolls

Ged Nash

153. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he, together with TII, will consider exempting HGVs from payment of tolls on the M1 outside Drogheda in order to alleviate traffic congestion in Drogheda and through Julianstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9982/24]

Airport Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

154. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update for residents in areas in north Dublin (details supplied) who are experiencing ongoing issues with continuous and night-time aircraft noise; what the impact this noise is having on residents in these areas; what will be done to mitigate these problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10057/24]

Rail Network

Jennifer Whitmore

155. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on how many occasions the rail line between Greystones and Bray has been closed annually from 2020-2024 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10090/24]

Rail Network

Ged Nash

156. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if the relevant agencies are working on the development of a new train station on the north side of Drogheda to service the expanding population in that area, and to service existing residents on that side of the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10106/24]

Road Safety

Brian Leddin

157. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of 30 km/h zones in housing estates and urban centres in all local authority areas; to quantify in numerical terms the approximate percentage or proportion of housing estates and urban centres nationwide with a 30 km/h limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10123/24]

Rail Network

Denise Mitchell

158. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his views on the possible extension of the MetroLink in order to integrate it into the Dublin/Belfast rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10128/24]

Road Projects

Ged Nash

159. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the nature of the engagement his officials have had with Louth County Council in recent months in respect of phase 2 of the Port Access Northern Cross Route in Drogheda, County Louth; if his Department is party to discussions between the Council and Irish Rail on matters connected to the completion of this segment of the road; if funding will be made available by his Department for phase 2 of the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10161/24]

Public Transport

Peter Burke

160. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding the provision of flexi tax saver tickets for commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10182/24]

Driver Test

Kathleen Funchion

161. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10212/24]

Driver Test

Peadar Tóibín

162. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport what actions the Road Safety Authority plans to take to reduce the long waiting times in queues on the MyRoadSafety portal where a driving test applicant wants to book any of the cancelled short notice slots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10220/24]

Driver Test

Paul Murphy

163. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 20 February 2024, given that no one bar essential workers could sit a driving test or avail of lessons in 2020 and 2021, if he will take this into consideration and advocate for the RSA to make temporary changes to third learner permits to last for two years rather than one (details supplied). [10226/24]

Taxi Licences

Carol Nolan

164. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the number of registered taxis and hackney vehicles in operation in each county in each of the years 2019, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10228/24]

Taxi Licences

Carol Nolan

165. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the number of registered taxis and hackney drivers in operation in each county in each of the years 2019, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10229/24]

Airport Policy

Duncan Smith

166. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the enforcement investigation into divergent flight paths on the north runway; when this investigation is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10281/24]

Airport Policy

Duncan Smith

167. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of the number of nighttime flights that have taken off from Dublin airport from 1 January to 27 February 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10282/24]

Airport Policy

Duncan Smith

168. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that passed through Dublin airport between 2019 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10283/24]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

169. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport when safety improvement works will commence at a dangerous junction in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10309/24]

Pension Provisions

Pa Daly

170. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the CIÉ salaried pensioners association report; if he agrees with the contents that the CIÉ superannuation scheme increase is sustainable at 2.6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10325/24]

Rail Network

Niall Collins

171. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport when Moyross rail station will be opened and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10329/24]

Rail Network

Niall Collins

172. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport to provide the list of new rail stations to be opened under the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; when works will commence on each; when each will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10330/24]

Rail Network

Maurice Quinlivan

173. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport when Moyross rail station will be opened and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10335/24]

Rail Network

Maurice Quinlivan

174. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the list of new rail stations to be opened under the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; when work will commence on each; when each will be opened and operational in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10336/24]

Rail Network

Cathal Crowe

175. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to provide the list of new rail stations to be opened under the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; when works will commence on each; when each will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10337/24]

Bus Services

Aindrias Moynihan

176. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the current plans to upgrade the 233 bus route to provide an improved public transport service to the villages of Killumney, Aherla, Cloughduv, Kilmurry and Crookstown (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10345/24]

Airport Policy

Cathal Crowe

177. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated by his Department to each of Ireland's regional airports for each year 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10365/24]

Rail Network

Joe Carey

178. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport to provide the list of new rail stations to be opened under the Limerick Shannon Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; when works will commence on each; when each will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10366/24]

Departmental Properties

Matt Carthy

179. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the ground rents payable by his Department or agencies under its remit, by named property, by name of landlord and by amount payable, in the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10425/24]

Rail Network

Violet-Anne Wynne

180. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the new rail stations to be opened under a strategy (details supplied); when works will commence on each; when each will be opened and operational, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10438/24]

Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

181. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the PSO funding required for the procurement of a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10446/24]

Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

182. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the number of bus shelters currently in County Clare; his plans for future shelters, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10447/24]

Bus Services

Violet-Anne Wynne

183. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport his views on the shortfall of bus shelters in County Clare; his plans to address that shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10448/24]