Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority

Mr. Michael Rowland:

Young people who are learning how to drive do work with their parents, and the ADIs will prepare parents to fulfil that sponsorship role. It is something we are looking at. When compared with the number of compulsory lessons in the rest of Europe, we are probably in the middle. It is ten in Spain, 16 in Portugal and 30 in Belgium. We will look at that as part of the review Mr. Walsh referenced. In the meantime, we are always at pains to say that it is not just 12 EDT lessons; learners have to do more to reach the standard to pass the test.

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