Parliamentary questions

Public Procurement Contracts

Paul Donnelly

50. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of contracts tendered to public transport companies to cover routes previously covered by private transport companies from 2020 to date in 2024. [23245/24]

Cycling Policy

Ivana Bacik

175. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on progress to require each local authority to appoint a cycling officer. [22850/24]

Rail Accidents

Catherine Murphy

176. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the frequency with which Iarnród Éireann carries out a mass evacuation training plan among its staff from trains and stations in the event of a major accident happening either within stations and-or onboard trains; and the number of these mass evacuation training plans carried out in 2023 and to date in 2024 in tabular form. [22370/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Catherine Murphy

177. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown of the amount of his Department's pre-committed capital expenditure under the national development plan that will be dedicated to purchase buses for the PSO fleet in each of the years 2024 to 2026, in tabular form. [22371/24]

Bus Services

Noel Grealish

178. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport the progress made by the National Transport Authority on rolling out a promised nationwide automatic vehicle location system for all bus operators in Ireland; the stage the awarding of a contract for the project is at; when a company in Galway (details supplied), serving thousands of people living in the west of the city, will have the technology installed and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22390/24]

Bus Services

Anne Rabbitte

179. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Local Link service between Tuam and Athenry in Galway; the date for its launch; the details of the planned route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22399/24]

Bus Services

Anne Rabbitte

180. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the plans being made to provide a Local Link service in the Lisheenkyle-Derrydonnell area of Galway; the work being done to enable this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22400/24]

Rail Network

Richard Bruton

181. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on his efforts to resolve the access problems at Clongriffin DART station whereby the access stairs and lift remain a source of huge frustration for local residents. [22408/24]

Transport Policy

Richard Bruton

182. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the latest design thinking on mobility hubs; if a series of pilots could be quickly deployed ahead of the wider roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22409/24]

Bus Services

Noel Grealish

183. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport to provide automatic vehicle location information signage at all bus stops in Galway city, including those served by Bus Éireann and private operators. [22412/24]

Airport Policy

Bernard Durkan

184. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport how often and who provides disability awareness and access training to staff of the Irish Aviation Authority, the Dublin Airport Authority and the other major Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22477/24]

Airport Policy

Bernard Durkan

185. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport how Irish airports are referring in European or international benchmarks when it comes to supporting people with disabilities or reduced mobility travelling through Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22478/24]

Departmental Bodies

Bernard Durkan

186. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport what the terms of reference are for the Irish Aviation Authority's passenger advisory group; to give the membership and a listing of how often this group has met over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22479/24]

Airport Policy

Bernard Durkan

187. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport what efforts have been made in each of the Irish airports to improve wayfinding and mobility for people with disabilities and people with reduced mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22480/24]

Public Sector Pensions

John Brady

188. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the Government’s response to a judgment in respect of the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22510/24]

Bus Services

Michael Healy-Rae

189. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if improvements can be made to make a bus stop more user-friendly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22524/24]

Airport Policy

Colm Brophy

190. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport the role of the Irish Aviation Authority in supporting people with disabilities and people with reduced mobility travelling through Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22590/24]

Airport Policy

Colm Brophy

191. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown, by year and by Irish airport, for the past five years, of the total number of people with disabilities or reduced mobility travelling through Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22591/24]

Airport Policy

Colm Brophy

192. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the total number of complaints and the nature of those complaints received by Irish airports over the past five years from people with disabilities and reduced mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22592/24]

Airport Policy

Colm Brophy

193. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Transport who funds and has oversight for the One Complete Solution service which provides passenger assistance to people with disabilities and reduced mobility at Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22593/24]