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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: All enquires relating to driver licensing are handled by the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS), the provision of which I have delegated to the Road Safety Authority (RSA) under the relevant legislation. My Department does not have access to individual applications.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: This is a matter for the Road Safety Authority. I have referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am fully aware of the recruitment crisis currently facing the transport sector, and of the shortage of HGV drivers in particular. The driver shortage is not confined to Ireland; it has been a growing issue across Europe and globally for a number of years now. It is a multifaceted issue with a range of different contributing factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic, which has clearly had a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The current extension to the validity of driving licences is granted under EU Regulation 2021/267 and is recognised by all EU Member States. This means that driving licences that expired between 1 September 2020 and 31 October 2021 have been extended for an additional 10 months. This includes an additional authorisation that Ireland received from the EU to extend licences that expired between...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority is responsible for the operation of the driving test. I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's query to the RSA 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 Licences (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: All enquires relating to driver licensing are handled by the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS), the provision of which I have delegated to the Road Safety Authority (RSA) under the relevant legislation. My Department does not have access to individual applications. I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the RSA for direct reply. If she has not heard from them in 10 working days I would...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (24 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The operation of the National Car Test is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority and I have therefore referred the 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 (23 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority is responsible for the operation of the motorcycle test. I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's query to the RSA 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 Traffic Accidents (23 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The information requested is held by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's query to the RSA 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 Traffic Accidents (23 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the compilation of road safety statistics is the responsibility of the Road Safety Authority I have 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 Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: There are no plans to bring forward a public service obligation at this time. An Post is a commercial semi-state company and it is longstanding Government policy that postal services will not be directly subsidised by the taxpayer. The Government remains fully committed to a sustainable An Post and post office network as a key component of the economic and social infrastructure throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The number of penalty points issued to uninsured motorists in each of the years 2017 to 2021 is provided in the table below. Offence Year Number of Penalty Point Endorsement Notices issued Number of Penalty Points Applied No Insurance (user) 2017 4,082 20,410 No Insurance (user) 2018 4,498 ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The details requested by the Deputy cannot be extracted from the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) database, as the method used in detecting penalty point offences is not supplied by An Garda Síochána or The Courts Service.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under provisions set out in S.I. No. 203/2009 - Road Traffic (Driving Instructor Licensing) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is legally required to carry out a check test of an Approved Driving Instructor every two years at the very minimum. This test takes the form of an observation by an RSA examiner of a lesson given by the instructor to a learner driver and is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is responsible for the operation of these tests. The information on waiting times is held by the RSA. I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's query to the RSA for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days. While I cannot comment on the precise circumstances of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Arrangements were put in place to implement new enhanced background check requirements for a significant number of aviation employees from 1 January 2022. This was in line with updated European regulatory requirements aimed at guarding against the threat posed to civil aviation by terrorist activity. These arrangements included the designation of daa as the centralised gateway through...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together. Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for the operation of these tests. I have therefore forwarded the Deputy's query to the RSA 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: Tax Collection (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Motor tax is payable online or at 46 local motor tax offices in 26 local authority areas. While I have policy responsibility for motor tax, local motor tax offices are operated by the local authority system and service provision is a matter for local management.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Section 38 of the Road Traffic Act 1961, as amended, refers to the prohibition on driving without a driving licence. A person shall not drive a vehicle in a public place unless they hold a valid driving licence for the vehicle. The enforcement of road traffic legislation is a matter for An Garda Síochána. My Department does not hold information on road traffic offences. I...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department has been pursuing, with the insurance industry, the development of a database which will enable An Garda Síochána to better identify uninsured driving. Phase 1 of this project, covering approximately 92% of policies, is substantially complete, with work underway on Phases 2 and 3. This is a major IT project, with substantial costs across insurance companies, and it...