Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As I outlined, preparations are being made for the sort of scenario the Deputy described. It is anticipated that increased opening hours at the NDLS centres will commence next week and will be advertised on the NDLS website. Additional resources are in place at the application processing centre to cater for the expected increased demand, which the Deputy should recognise. At present, the wait is fairly slow but we expect a rush as the end of October approaches, and we will provide for that.

On the Deputy's question about non-residents, under the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, drivers from contracting states carrying a valid driver licence can drive on one another's roads for up to a year. As Ireland and the UK are contracting states in the Geneva Convention, the position applies and will not change following the withdrawal date. This means that motorists who are not resident in Ireland but who drive in Ireland with a UK driver licence may not be affected by Brexit. It does not matter whether they are emigrants. What matters is where the licence is held and what licence the driver holds.

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