Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They are supposed to be accompanied for a reason. Because the person is a learner permit holder, he or she is not actually qualified to drive. I hear what the Deputy is saying. It will involve a change of culture. It is very common in Ireland at the moment for people who have learner permits to go out and drive on their own but it is not the norm in other countries. People in other countries take much more seriously that one must take lessons and get a company driving logbook and that one sits the driving test and only when one passes it can one drive on one's own. That is not the subject of this amendment.