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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, including all application and scheduling matters. As such, the information requested is held by the RSA rather than the Department of Transport. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (16 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that the Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for licence exchange application matters. My Department does not have access to individual driving licence exchange applications and may not intervene in that process. Accordingly, I have referred this matter to the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jul 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. Neither I nor my officials are involved in the service at an operational level or in individual cases. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question in relation to the average pass rate to the RSA for direct response. Please contact my office if a reply is not received within ten days. I acknowledge that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: The Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programme was launched in March 2021 with the aim of supporting walking, scooting, and cycling to primary and post-primary schools, and creating safer walking and cycling routes within communities, through the provision of infrastructure interventions including, in some cases, School Zones. These projects should help alleviate congestion at school gates...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: The proposed work at the Coast Guard facility in Howth involves developing an area of disused land adjacent to the existing station. The work includes erection of suitable boundary fencing, access gate and surfacing works to provide additional external storage capacity for the station. Planning permission for the development was granted in January 2025. €6,099 has been spent to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: The current EU Weights and Dimension Directive 96/53/EC sets out the maximum authorised weights and dimensions for different vehicle categories, including heavy-duty goods and passenger vehicles (HDVs) on EU roads. This Directive is given effect in Irish law by the Road Traffic (Construction and Use of Vehicles) Regulations 2003, as amended. The European Commission has proposed a revision...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jul 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 and neither I nor my officials are involved in the service at an operational level. As such, the information requested is held by the RSA. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jul 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 and neither I nor my officials are involved in the service at an operational level. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: 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. I would like to assure the Deputy that this is a priority issue for me and that measures are being taken to return the service to the agreed 10...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: Rising Operator Costs While recent years have been challenging for the haulage and road freight sector, my Department has taken measures to ensure that operators are insulated from the most pronounced of these costs. Two temporary haulage support schemes were run by my Department in 2022 and 2023, with €15.6 million paid out in each year to 3,085 and 2,828 operators respectively,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: I would like to acknowledge the legitimate concerns raised by the Deputy and affirm the importance that I attach to Agencies under my remit responding to Deputies' questions within the usual timeframe. While I am aware that some queries of a particularly technical nature may require longer than ten days for the preparation of a comprehensive response, this should not be the norm and Deputies...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that the Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for licence exchange application matters. My Department does not have access to individual driving licence exchange applications and may not intervene in that process. Accordingly, I have referred this matter to the Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Yield (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: Since 2018 all motor tax revenue is treated the same way as other tax revenue. It is transferred directly to the Exchequer, from where it is used to fund Government spending. The table below displays the amount of motor tax collected from the 1st of Jan 2023 to the 31st of December 2024 broken down by County. Approximately 85% of motor tax payments are made online, the table below allocates...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. Neither I nor my officials are involved in the service at an operational level. Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct response. Please contact my office if a reply is not received...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is a statutory body created by the Road Safety Authority Act 2006. The operation of the RSA's website is not under the direct control of the Minister or Department of Transport. Given the RSA's responsibility in this regard, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct, detailed response in relation to the issues of website accessibility raised....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for the operation and delivery of the National Car Testing (NCT) Service. Delivery of the service is currently contracted out to a third-party supplier, with the contract managed and overseen by the RSA's customer operations directorate. The service is subject to a regime of internal and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: The Government’s Road Safety Strategy 2021 to 2030 ‘Our Journey Towards Vision Zero’ includes the primary aim of reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads in half by 2030 and to achieve ‘Vision Zero’, zero deaths or serious injuries, by 2050. To help achieve this aim, the strategy included an action for a working group to be established...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Artificial Intelligence (15 Jul 2025)

Seán Canney: Reflecting the Programme for Government, the expanded use of cameras for road safety and enforcement purposes will be a key focus of the Phase 2 Action Plan of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy to 2030. Increased camera deployment will be guided by the first National Safety Camera Strategy, the development of which is being led by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in partnership...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jul 2025)

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