Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion
9:00 am
Mr. Nick Henderson:
This problem arises with driving licences. Somebody is in the asylum procedure has a card from the International Protection Office which stipulates that it is not an identification card. If that person produces that card when they try to get a driving licence from the relevant authority they encounter difficulties. The authority says that they do not have sufficient ID to get a driving licence. This may require a simple communication to the National Driver Licence Authority to the effect that people in the asylum procedure are entitled to a driving licence if they meet the other required tests. It does not seem to be a particularly difficult issue. It could be overcome by communication to and from the National Driver Licence Authority.
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