Public Transport

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Questions (378)

Maeve O'Connell

Question:

378. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the current capacity on the Luas green line; and the plans to increase capacity. [37744/26]

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Written answers

As Minister for Transport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport services nationally and for the scheduling and timetabling of these services in conjunction with the relevant transport operators.

The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), as the National Transport Authority has assigned the day-to-day management of the Luas operating contract to TII, in conjunction with the Luas operator Transdev Ireland. I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's question to TII for direct reply.

Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.

A referred reply was forwarded to the Deputy under Standing Orders.

Question No. 379 answered with Question No. 376.

Question No. 380 answered with Question No. 375.

Question No. 381 answered with Question No. 375.