Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Electric Vehicles

Seán Sherlock

291. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV chargers currently operating. [17128/23]

Driver Test

Seán Sherlock

292. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the additional resources which will be given to each test centre to alleviate waiting list times; and the waiting time and number of applicants by age in each test centre, in tabular form. [17129/23]

Electric Vehicles

Peter Burke

293. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the regulation of e-scooters in the community. [17161/23]

Bus Services

Steven Matthews

294. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to requests from community groups in Arklow, County Wicklow regarding the demand for a looped bus service for the town; the position regarding this type of service under Connecting Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17188/23]

Bus Services

Steven Matthews

295. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to requests from community groups in Wicklow town regarding the demand for a looped bus service for the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17190/23]

Road Projects

Noel Grealish

296. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the Claregalway Inner Relief Road; if funding will be provided from his Department for a new Claregalway Inner Relief Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17239/23]

Transport Policy

Seán Sherlock

297. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the budget line and parameters to secure a second bus depot in Cork city, in tabular form. [17255/23]

Taxi Regulations

Richard Boyd Barrett

298. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport why taxi drivers legally have to offer card paying facilities, while this method of payment is optional for all other members of the business community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17321/23]

National Car Test

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

299. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide figures on the average waiting time for an NCT in Dublin over the past three years. [17324/23]

National Car Test

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

300. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider officially extending the NCT validity by six months for all cars on a waiting list for an NCT until the backlog can be cleared and tests are more readily available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17325/23]

Road Traffic Offences

John Lahart

301. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to publish the transport (miscellaneous) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17408/23]

Departmental Regulations

John Lahart

302. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport what rules govern the use of drones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17409/23]

Road Traffic Offences

John Lahart

303. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport his plans to legislate for the use of scramblers and quads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17410/23]

National Car Test

Richard Bruton

304. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made in recruiting driver testers and recruiting NCT testers; if he is aware that those called for a test cannot now use a car which is waiting for its NCT; and if he has initiatives planned to ease the situation. [17510/23]

Road Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

305. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update in respect of the Ardee bypass, which is a central project in the Government’s National Development Plan; the targeted timelines for the commencement of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17521/23]

Road Tolls

Fergus O'Dowd

306. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if any discussions have taken place within his Department and-or Transport Infrastructure Ireland to look at the possibility of removing the M1 toll for heavy goods vehicles to significantly reduce congestion and pollution in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17528/23]

Rail Network

Fergus O'Dowd

307. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport if any consideration has been given with respect to the possible reopening of the general rail line between Drogheda and Navan, given the infrastructure is in place, and with consideration to the planned expansion of the DART services to Drogheda by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17529/23]

Rail Network

Fergus O'Dowd

308. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the full publication of the All-Ireland Rail Review; if he will provide an update on the progression of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17530/23]

Road Safety

Darren O'Rourke

309. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport his views on the road safety strategy and the progress to date to reduce road traffic to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries by 2031; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17537/23]

Road Safety

Darren O'Rourke

310. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport his views on the increase in fatalities on Irish roads in 2022 by 13%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17538/23]