Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Road Safety Authority closed all national driver licensing services, NDLS, due to the pandemic. The Government provided for an extension of driving licences for three months, which was important, but that three months has elapsed. The NDLS centre in Clonmel, and others throughout the country, are closed, over-booked and cannot provide appointments to people whose licences will expire today, next week or the week after and it is not possible to renew a licence online. This is a very serious situation. People who do not have a licence cannot drive. This is affecting business, families, young people and old people. The Government needs to provide for a further extension of licences that have expired or are due to expire until such time as people can get an appointment to renew them. There is anarchy out there. All proper living people will not drive without a licence. Also, they are not insured to drive without a licence. People need to be given appointments to renew their licences and in the meantime the extension needs to be further extended.

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