Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Research and Development

Brian Leddin

705. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list the members of the Steering Group, Implementation Forum and Advisory Forum of Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy; and whether minutes of the meeting of each body are published online. [17636/24]

Sports Funding

Brian Leddin

43. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the latest round of the sports capital and equipment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16693/24]

Olympic Games

Brian Leddin

48. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what supports have been made available in relation to Irish participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16692/24]

School Enrolments

Brian Leddin

73. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education the status of offers of secondary school places in Limerick; the steps that have been taken since 2023 to ensure every student receives a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16464/24]

Energy Conservation

Brian Leddin

93. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education the progress on the solar for schools' scheme; the take-up nationally and particularly in Limerick; the common challenges or obstacles for schools that have been identified through the application process; how these are being addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16463/24]

Rail Network

Brian Leddin

209. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the steps he and Irish Rail are taking to improve onboard WiFi and mobile phone connectivity on its intercity lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/24]

Public Transport

Brian Leddin

263. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the progress of the Moyross train station as the pathfinder project for Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15325/24]

Development Contributions

Brian Leddin

591. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the temporary development contribution waiver scheme; whether he is considering extending it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/24]

Ports Policy

Brian Leddin

94. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport what plans there are to support port improvement works to facilitate offshore renewables, nationally and in particular in Shannon Foynes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13224/24]

Public Transport

Brian Leddin

99. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport given record passenger numbers on public transport, the progress that is being made on improving public transport uptake and reliability, nationally and particularly in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13223/24]

Flood Risk Management

Brian Leddin

299. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW chair will reconvene the meetings of the steering group on the flood mitigation at Ballycar; if the group will report to the relevant Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12761/24]

Immigration Policy

Brian Leddin

946. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the transfer and the scope of immigration operations that will transfer from the Garda National Immigration Bureau to her Department; when she expects the first registration and renewal of immigration residence permissions for non-EU/EEA nationals residing outside of the Dublin area to migrate to an online registration system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12771/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Brian Leddin

95. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects the final ORE Future Framework Policy Statement to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10953/24]

Energy Policy

Brian Leddin

113. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the progress on the establishment of a centre of excellence for district heating as recommended in the district heating steering group's report of 2023; if any pilot district heating developments have been identified outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/24]

Departmental Schemes

Brian Leddin

47. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the analysis her Department is conducting on investments made under the town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10456/24]

Departmental Schemes

Brian Leddin

60. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on developing town teams in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10455/24]

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]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Brian Leddin

113. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount by which investment in early years has increased year-on-year in percentage terms in the past eight years; if he will indicate the domestic and/or international indicators which demonstrate this improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9183/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Brian Leddin

100. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 14 February 2024, if he intends to reconvene the meetings of the steering group on the flood mitigation at Ballycar; if the group will report to the relevant Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8748/24]

Live Exports

Brian Leddin

75. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the minimum age for the live export of calves to 28 days and the minimum weight to 50 kg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8321/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Brian Leddin

271. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Health if financial assistance is available for those who need to rent or buy medical equipment such as scalp cooling or cold cap machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8433/24]

School Meals Programme

Brian Leddin

63. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Social Protection when primary schools not included in the April 2024 hot meals scheme expansion will have an opportunity to formally express their interest in availing of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7862/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Brian Leddin

96. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Social Protection in light of her announcement that the free travel scheme is to be extended this July to people who have never been able to drive due to a disability, her views on the idea to expand the free travel scheme to the shared bike and e-bike schemes in towns and cities across the country to the same cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7861/24]

Sport and Recreational Development

Brian Leddin

19. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures that have been implemented to support Irish participation in the Olympic and Paralympic games Paris 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6954/24]

Sports Funding

Brian Leddin

45. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeline for the announcement of successful applications from sporting clubs for the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6987/24]

Regional Development

Brian Leddin

72. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the concern raised in the recent ESRI report ‘the National Development Plan in 2023: Priorities and Capacity’ that the eastern and midland region is experiencing a share of population growth beyond that envisaged in the National Planning Framework 2040 target, the need for rebalanced regional development; the steps his Department will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6985/24]

Urban Development

Brian Leddin

141. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the assessment of the transit-oriented development in Limerick, Galway, Cork and Waterford; whether the timeline is on schedule for Q1 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6984/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Brian Leddin

81. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport to report on the progress made by the steering group to advance the flood mitigation works at Ballycar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7093/24]

Business Supports

Brian Leddin

25. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline supports for the SME sector, particularly enterprises with less than ten employees, to assist with escalating operating costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5756/24]

Climate Action Plan

Brian Leddin

29. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a progress update on his Department’s actions under Climate Action 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5757/24]

National Development Plan

Brian Leddin

92. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on the recent ESRI report submitted to his Department, The National Development Plan in 2023: Priorities and Capacity, the steps his Department will take to address the limitation of data to evaluate investment in infrastructure projects for balanced regional development as indicated in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5751/24]

National Development Plan

Brian Leddin

98. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on the concern raised in the recent ESRI report, The National Development Plan in 2023: Priorities and Capacity, submitted to his Department to the effect that the eastern and midland region is experiencing a share of population growth beyond that envisaged in the context of the 2040 target; the steps his Department will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5750/24]

Immigration Policy

Brian Leddin

263. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Justice if she can enquire with the Garda Commissioner the number of registrations Henry Street Garda National Immigration Bureau office in Limerick city is processing each week; the wait time for appointments; the current backlog in registrations for the Limerick office; the plans to reduce the waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6009/24]

School Transport

Brian Leddin

213. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education her intentions to urgently intervene in the school transport crisis at a school (details supplied); her plans to hire sufficient drivers to meet the demand for school transport services in Limerick; if she is considering alternatives to school transport in high demand areas where school transport cannot be provided, such as utilising existing public transport with the school transport ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5652/24]

Rail Network

Brian Leddin

209. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport his views on connecting Shannon Airport to the national rail network as a priority project under the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4947/24]

Rail Network

Brian Leddin

210. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the pathfinder projects for Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4948/24]

Legislative Reviews

Brian Leddin

411. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Justice for a timeline on the completion of the review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3939/24]

Foreign Policy

Brian Leddin

59. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps his Department is taking to ensure the peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina is unequivocally supported, that the accession process to the EU progresses unimpeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3385/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Brian Leddin

119. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to develop Designated Maritime Area Plan for offshore renewable energy projects off the West coast of Ireland; the timeline for such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3335/24]

Environmental Policy

Brian Leddin

124. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his Department's plans in addressing the challenges of fish spawning and migration on rivers with ESB run hydroelectric stations and dams; the Department's position on the new ESB Rivers Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3386/24]

Tax Collection

Brian Leddin

205. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Finance whether any update is anticipated to the 2015 report entitled 'Spillover Analysis Possible Effects of the Irish Tax System on Developing Economies'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3530/24]

Human Rights

Brian Leddin

215. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his Department's engagement with the Department of Foreign Affairs with a view to developing a new business and human rights action plan and implementation body; the status of the business and human rights stakeholder forum, and if it has been re-convened to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3527/24]

Legislative Measures

Brian Leddin

216. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans of the Government to legislate to transpose the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3528/24]

Legislative Measures

Brian Leddin

217. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the timeline for when he expects the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022 to be drafted; when he expects the Bill to be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3529/24]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

70. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a list of the local authorities which have ongoing, managed energy-efficiency campaigns. [56572/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

71. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current annual economic value of cumulative energy efficiency savings resulting from intentional energy efficiency campaigns undertaken over the past five years, for each local authority which is undertaking such campaigns.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56573/23]

Live Exports

Brian Leddin

12. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to increase the veterinary presence available on all live export consignments to third countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55708/23]

Live Exports

Brian Leddin

55. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for investigating complaints received in respect of reported breaches of animal welfare regulations during shipments of live animals to third countries. [55709/23]

Housing Provision

Brian Leddin

125. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 7 December 2023, to outline his plans to develop housing on State-owned lands in the Limerick metropolitan area, other than those at Colbert Station, in line with the principles of the transit-oriented development and the new transport nodes identified in LSMATS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55675/23]

Housing Policy

Brian Leddin

63. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his plans to develop housing on State-owned lands in line with the principles of the transit-oriented development in Limerick metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54133/23]

Housing Policy

Brian Leddin

64. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to develop housing policy with appropriate density and zoning, such that it supports the development of district heating networks and rail transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54134/23]

Sport and Recreational Development

Brian Leddin

69. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how women's sport will be advanced and supported at all levels; the plans that are underway to ensure more women and girls participate in all sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53606/23]

Sports Facilities

Brian Leddin

83. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the development of the Sports Ireland Campus; how her Department is supporting the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53641/23]

Tree Remediation

Brian Leddin

158. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure local authorities remove diseased roadside ash trees from publicly owned land that pose a road safety risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53645/23]

Tree Remediation

Brian Leddin

173. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to enable the safe removal of diseased roadside ash trees from land owned by farmers who cannot pay private contractors for the safe removal of such trees; if he will consider the removal of such roadside trees a road safety priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53646/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

327. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from solar photovoltaic installations broken down by local authority. [53703/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

328. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from onshore wind-powered electricity generation broken down, by local authority. [53704/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

329. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from offshore wind-powered electricity generation broken down, by local authority [53705/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

330. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from biomass combustion infrastructure broken down, by local authority. [53706/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

331. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from anaerobic digestion and associated electricity generation broken down, by local authority. [53707/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

332. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from landfill gas installations, broken down, by local authority. [53708/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

333. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from hydroelectric projects, broken, by local authority. [53709/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

334. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from energy storage infrastructure, broken down by local authority. [53710/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

335. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from fossil-fuelled electricity generation infrastructure, broken down by local authority. [53711/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

336. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from electricity distribution infrastructure, broken down by local authority. [53712/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

337. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from electricity transmission infrastructure, broken down by local authority. [53713/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

338. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current rates of income to local government from petrol/diesel filling stations, broken down, by local authority. [53714/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

339. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current expenditure of each local authority for liquid transport fuels, solid fossil heating fuels, liquid fossil heating fuels, fossil gas heating fuels, renewable heating fuels and electricity. [53717/23]

Local Authorities

Brian Leddin

340. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current direct income (other than rates income) of each local authority from renewable energy installations. [53718/23]

Tree Remediation

Brian Leddin

443. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports that will be provided to farmers for the safe removal of diseased ash trees on road-fronting farmland in circumstances where farmers are not trained to remove such trees safely and cannot afford to pay a contractor to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53666/23]

Climate Action Plan

Brian Leddin

52. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the specific actions that are being undertaken to achieve the climate action plan target of reducing vehicle kilometres on Irish roads by 20% by 2030; to outline the key milestones in achieving this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52861/23]

Climate Action Plan

Brian Leddin

65. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport to outline the projected increase or reduction in the number of private vehicles on Irish roads between 2024 and 2030; the policies to support the growth or reduction in the number of private vehicles and kilometres driven; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52860/23]

Schools Building Projects

Brian Leddin

79. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure that the development of new schools supports the national planning framework objectives of compact growth and reducing urban sprawl; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52871/23]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Brian Leddin

92. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education to outline the targets for reducing scope 3 emissions in Irish schools; the actions required to achieve these targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52870/23]

Road Traffic Offences

Brian Leddin

282. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to review the road safety strategy to improve enforcement of road traffic offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43917/23]

Flood Risk Management

Brian Leddin

71. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress which has been made by the steering group to advance the flood mitigation works at Ballycar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52303/23]

Departmental Strategies

Brian Leddin

22. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress of the National Industrial Strategy for Offshore Wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51532/23]

Tax Code

Brian Leddin

85. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Finance if he will request that his Department undertake a vehicle taxation report considering the introduction of weight and size-based taxes on private vehicles in Ireland to incentivise a switch to smaller and lighter vehicles, similar to the weight tax in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51579/23]

Housing Schemes

Brian Leddin

171. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the disparity with the help-to-buy scheme (details supplied); if the scheme will be reviewed to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50789/23]

Climate Change Policy

Brian Leddin

23. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress of the local authorities’ climate action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50251/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Brian Leddin

41. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the works undertaken within his Department to fulfil the obligation on member states to carry out an assessment of the existing barriers and potential of development of renewable energy communities in Ireland, as directed in the Renewable Energy Directive II, Article 22, paragraph 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50252/23]

Climate Change Policy

Brian Leddin

46. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress of the local authorities’ climate action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50192/23]

Urban Development

Brian Leddin

103. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 10 October 2023, if he will report on the progress of the TOD Working Group in producing the report on transport-oriented development opportunities in limerick; the timetable of the assessment process and publication of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49058/23]

Planning Issues

Brian Leddin

113. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the progress of developing sustainable and compact settlements guidelines for planning authorities; whether these will support high density and high-quality transit-oriented development; the impact these guidelines will have on the current local authority development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49057/23]

Health Promotion

Brian Leddin

51. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide details on the healthy eating policy and practice in early learning and care services; how will it ensure the promotion of healthy eating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48525/23]

Childcare Services

Brian Leddin

66. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will point to independent economic indicators that childcare fees have fallen in recent years; how much will have been saved by an NCS-registered family using full-time childcare by the time the recently announced cuts in childcare take effect in September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48526/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Brian Leddin

77. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which the areas of natural constraint scheme is considered by his Department to be an agri-environmental scheme; the environmental benefits that derive from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46999/23]

Greyhound Industry

Brian Leddin

105. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what efforts have been made to improve the welfare of greyhounds in the racing industry; who is responsible for assessing those welfare standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46988/23]

School Facilities

Brian Leddin

16. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the progress of capacity surveys of the school system in relation to installation of solar panels on every school roof here; when she expects to open the application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45114/23]

School Transport

Brian Leddin

74. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the progress of the Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the review of the school transport scheme; when she expects the report to be published; her plans to reform the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45115/23]

Active Travel

Brian Leddin

123. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 5 October 2023, his plans and actions to accelerate the delivery of active travel networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44783/23]

Electric Vehicles

Brian Leddin

66. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the recent changes to regulations for electric bikes and electric scooters in the Road Traffic and Roads Act, 2023; if he will provide a summary of the key amendments and updates made to the regulations concerning electric bikes and electric scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43813/23]

Climate Action Plan

Brian Leddin

72. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the update on progressing measures and actions to reduce total car kilometres by 20% by 2030 in accordance with Climate Action Plan 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43957/23]

Urban Development

Brian Leddin

297. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the update on developing his plans for Transit Oriented Development in Limerick, Cork, Galway and Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43946/23]

Active Travel

Brian Leddin

13. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to accelerate delivery of active travel networks in order to provide appropriate infrastructure for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43183/23]

Air Quality

Brian Leddin

42. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if he will allocate funding from the active travel budget to fund monitoring stations to determine air quality on streets undergoing active travel projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43182/23]

Electric Vehicles

Brian Leddin

77. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to providing targeted grants for electric vehicles for workers in the home care sector in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43173/23]

Transport Policy

Brian Leddin

138. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Finance what measures he intends to apply in budget 2024 to reverse the trend in sales of large and heavy vehicles for private use, in recognition of the increased safety risk to vulnerable road users posed by heavier and larger vehicles, the increased demand for fuel and energy and the overall impact on the carbon budget for the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43174/23]

Road Traffic Offences

Brian Leddin

172. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to address the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice’s Report on an Examination of Enforcement of Road Traffic Offences. [34021/23]

Road Safety

Brian Leddin

67. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools nominated for round one, in March 2021, of the safe routes to school programme, funded by his Department, where works have completed; the number of schools in the same round where works have not been completed; when he anticipates the remaining works will be completed for round one of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42861/23]