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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Specific details on the number of persons awaiting a driver test are held by the Road Safety Authority.  I have therefore referred this question to the Authority for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The provision of driving instruction has been defined as an essential service in legislation introduced last October by my colleague, the Minister for Health. Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) may continue to provide lessons under level 5 restrictions, but only in such circumstances where the learner in question has already been scheduled a test date. With regard to making...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Due to the resurgence of Covid-19 in Europe as well as Ireand, the possible extension of driving licences is currently under consideration at EU level. A decision on this issue is expected by the end of January.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: This question appears to relate to a Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence, which is a qualification as opposed to a licence.  EU legislation sets out a number of requirements to be satisfied in order to hold a road transport operator licence, one of which is professional competence. To fulfil this requirement, every road transport undertaking in Ireland (or in any...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: As of 1 January 2021 the post-Brexit transition period ended.  The default position from that date is that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will no longer be treated like a European Union Member State.  It will therefore no longer benefit from the provisions under which EU members are not subject to the general international...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The information requested is held by the Road Safety Authority.  I have therefore referred this question to the Authority for direct reply.  I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights and Light Emitting Diode (LED) headlights are known to provide greater brightness, improved colour rendering, increased efficiencies and in the case of LED in particular, longer performance life. The use of HID and LED headlights in vehicles across the EU is tightly regulated by the European type-approval system. This system...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department had previously requested that the Road Safety Authority, as the body legally responsible for the driver theory test, examine whether theory tests can be taken on line remotely and what is required to do so.   I am pleased to inform you that the Driver Theory Test service has launched a pilot phase of a new initiative, which offers a Remote Testing service for specific...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: An application for a driving licence should be made in the country where a person has their “normal residence”. The definition of “normal residence” means the place where a person usually lives, that is for at least 185 days in each year, because of personal and occupational ties, or, in the case of a person with no occupational ties, because of personal ties which...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department is in constant contact with the Road Safety Authority since the start of the pandemic regarding all of its services, the impact of Covid-19 on those services, and how they can best be maintained in the current circumstances.  Due to suspension of driver testing services in the first 2020 lockdown, along with the health protocols since resumption of service and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department is in constant contact with the Road Safety Authority since the start of the pandemic regarding all of its services, the impact of Covid-19 on those services, and how they can best be maintained in the current circumstances. The National Driver Licence Service, provided by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), resumed operations in June, following the closure of the centres due to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: An EU driving licence is exchangeable for an Irish driving licence, except where the licence issued by the other Member State was itself issued in exchange for a licence from a state that is not a Member State, or a state that Ireland does not have a licence exchange agreement with. Therefore a UK licence that was obtained when the UK was an EU Member State, through the exchange of a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Specific details on individual test centres are an operational matter for the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore referred this Question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department is in constant contact with the Road Safety Authority since the start of the pandemic regarding all of its services, the impact of Covid-19 on those services, and how they can best be maintained in the current circumstances. Due to suspension of driver testing services in the first 2020 lockdown, along with the health protocols since resumption of service and the further...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: As provided for under Part 2, Item 14(x) of the Schedule to the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 10) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 701 of 2020), the NCT has been classified as an essential service. This is in light of its role in protecting public safety, including the safety of essential workers.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will not be granting an exemption to learner drivers to drive unaccompanied, irrespective of the circumstances. It must be understood that a learner permit is not a licence, but a permit to allow a person to drive while learning. The purpose of the driving test is to set out the minimum level of knowledge, skill and competency that a learner must demonstrate in order to become a fully...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: The requirement for those over 70 (without and Identified or specified illness) to provide a medical report had been removed up to 31 December 2020. Due to the recent rise in Covid-19 cases my Department has provided for a further extension until 30 June 2021. In the interest of road safety, over-70s with an identified or specified illness must provide a medical report with their driving...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (14 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Following on from a Government task force report in 1984, Ringaskiddy Freeport was established by Ministerial Order on the 23 June 1987 with the Port of Cork Company as the manager. The designation of the Ringaskiddy Freeport is still in force.  However, this designation is immaterial in the context of  preparations for Brexit. The Port of Cork has advised that since that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (14 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: At the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 the requirement for persons over 70 (without an identified or specified illness) to provide a medical report was exempted until the 31 July 2020, this exemption was extended from the 1 August until the 31 December 2020.  Due to the recent rise in Covid-19 cases my Department has provided for a further extension until 30 June 2021. All...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (14 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department has been working with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and their providers to continue to operate the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) through the Covid-19 crisis, while keeping both staff and the public as safe as possible. New initiatives have been introduced to create additional capacity through a combination of additional staff, extended and...