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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. In that regard, the operation of the service does not fall under the direct control of my Department and it would not be appropriate for my Department to intervene on an individual case. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. As such, the information requested is held by the Authority. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. In that regard, the operation of the service does not fall under the direct control of my Department. I acknowledge that current waiting times for driving tests are far in excess of what is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. As such, the information requested is held by the Authority. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service and the information requested is held by the Authority. I have therefore referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. In that regard, the operation of the service does not fall under the direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I have responsibility for the legislation and policy underpinning the disabled parking permit. Disabled parking permits are available to people living in Ireland whose mobility is severely restricted, whether they are drivers or passengers, and also to those who are registered blind....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. My Department is not involved in the delivery of driver testing at an operational level and, as such, the requested information is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, including the provision of test centres. I understand that the RSA is developing plans for a potential new test centre in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Priorities (28 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 was enacted in June 2023. Among its many provisions, the Act aims to tackle dangerous driving and the antisocial use of scramblers and quadbikes via three key measures:Under Section 5(k), dangerous driving has become an offence...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration Tax (28 May 2025)

Seán Canney: The table below details the additional amounts derived from the collection of motor tax payments as a result of the surcharge for periodic payments in the last three full calendar years. It is important to note that more frequent motor tax transactions incur a higher cost on the Department of Transport to administer, which is offset by the surcharge The rates payable are 28.25% (quarterly)...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 May 2025)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 96 together. As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service including the provision of test centres. I have therefore referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, including the provision of test centres. I have therefore referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (28 May 2025)

Seán Canney: The Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports Seán Canney T.D, has responsibility for the Irish Coast Guard and the SAR Aviation Contract. The Naval services however does not fall under the Department’s remit. Please see the below table for the annual budget allocated to the Irish Coast Guard, in each of the last five years as...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service and the specific information on requested is held by the Authority. I have therefore referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (28 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that access to transport for people with disabilities is a multifaceted issue, involving work carried out by multiple Government departments. Recently, as one specific personal transport response, the Department of Transport has been tasked with developing a new vehicle...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (28 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As per the current National Ports Policy, the Commercial State Ports do not receive exchequer funding. These ports are self funding and operate as independent commercial entities that are expected to compete with one another on a commercial basis. Nevertheless, my department is firmly committed to facilitating our Commercial State Ports in their plans as enablers of the offshore renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. In that regard, the operation of the service does not fall under the direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 May 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service and the information requested regarding waiting times in the Cavan and Monaghan Test Centres is held by the Authority. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 May 2025)

Seán Canney: I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. I acknowledge that current waiting times for driving tests are far in excess of what is acceptable and I would like to assure the Deputy that this is a priority issue for me and that measures are being taken to return the...