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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (26 Apr 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: Driver Licences (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: My colleague Minister Eamon Ryan signed the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences) (Ukraine) Order 2022 into law on 22 April 2022. This means a person with temporary residence in Ireland under the provisions of the Temporary Protection Directive, because of the conflict in Ukraine, can exchange their Ukrainian driving licence for an Irish licence. The licence will be valid for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Marine Survey Office will process the application as soon as possible and contact the individual concerned directly if there are any issues.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The decision to no longer accept cash payments at National Driver Licence Services (NDLS) offices was made after evaluating security, administration and value for money factors at the tendering process. Payment at NDLS offices can be made by credit or debit card, Google Pay/Apple Pay or with Payzone vouchers. Payzone vouchers can be purchased from retailers in towns and villages...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the body responsible for producing statistical data of this nature, I have forwarded this query to the Road Safety Authority for direct reply. However, the Deputy should note that the Road Safety Authority provide statistics such as these after confirmation of the cause of road deaths, including coroners' reports, inquests, Garda forensic investigations, etc., which in most cases take a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy can access the full guidelines on medical fitness to drive at this link Slainte_agus_Tiomaint_Medical_Fitness_to_Drive_Guidelines.pd f (ndls.ie)

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The operation of the National Car Test (NCT) service 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 (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority is responsible for the Driver Testing Service. The information requested is held by the RSA. 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: National Car Test (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The operation of the National Car Test (NCT) service 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: Legislative Measures (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Action 105 of the Road Safety Strategy 2013-2020 undertook to examine the feasibility of requiring all vehicles to carry safety equipment, including fire extinguisher, red triangle and first aid kit. Extensive research was carried out by the Road Safety Authority in 2016-2017, and information was sought from other European countries. The research noted that all of the safest European...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: There is no online driver CPC training in place at the current time. EU Directive 2003/59/EC, which introduced driver CPC, was updated in 2018 (EU Directive 645 of 2018) and the amended directive allows for part of the driver CPC training to be completed online. However, most of the training would be required to be completed in a classroom-based environment. The RSA is has begun reviewing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ireland has driving licence exchange agreements in place with Australia and seven of the 10 Canadian provinces, but not with the United States of America. Irish driver licensing law operates within a framework of EU law, which sets out the driver licensing legislation with which all member states must comply. The format of licences, categories of vehicles and the standards to be met in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The report referred to was not a report about the Marine Casualty Investigation Board or Ireland’s marine casualty investigation structures per se, but rather a report on the possible establishment of a multi-modal investigation body combining the rail, air and marine accident investigation bodies under a single entity. The focus of the current Merchant Shipping Bill and the next...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Accidents (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Firstly, I would like to make clear that the report referred to in the question was not solely a report on the current organisational structures for marine casualty investigation in Ireland, i.e. the Marine Casualty Investigation Board, but rather it was focused on setting out recommendations to achieve the most appropriate and effective marine casualty investigation structures for Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: My colleague Minister Ryan signed the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences) (Ukraine) Order 2022 into law on 22 April 2022. This means a person with temporary residence in Ireland under the provisions of the Temporary Protection Directive, because of the conflict in Ukraine, can exchange their Ukrainian driving licence for an Irish licence. The licence will be for a period of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Government agreed on 27 July 2021 to commence the formal procurement process for a new Coast Guard aviation service. The decision was informed by a detailed appraisal and business case prepared by KPMG for the Department of Transport. The business case presented to Government set out the strategic case for a new service. It considered the range of options for how such a service could be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wind Energy Generation (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: A Policy Statement was published in December 2021 setting out the strategy for commercial ports to facilitate offshore renewable energy (ORE) activity in the seas around Ireland, confirming this Government's commitment to the provision of port facilities for ORE developments. A number of ports, both large ports for deployment and smaller ports for operations and maintenance activities, will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: On 20 December 2021, the first stage of the procurement process for the Irish Coast Guard Aviation Services contract commenced, with the publication on eTenders and in the Official Journal of the European Union of a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and a Response Document for Candidates to complete. On 25 January 2022 the Government, decided to include, as part of the Pre-Qualification...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under legislation, the Road Safety Authority is responsible for both the Driver Testing service and the NCT. Therefore, as the information requested is held by the RSA 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 Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: The operation of the driving test is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority (RSA).  After the cessation of the testing service during the first lockdown, driver testing resumed in summer 2022 with inevitable pubic health protocols.  It is a tribute to all involved in the service, including the test candidates, that there were no cases of Covid transmission...