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

Hildegarde Naughton: Motor tax is payable on an annual, half-yearly or quarterly basis. There is a facility in place to declare a vehicle off the road where it is not going to be in use in a public place. The Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act came into effect on 1 July 2013. The primary purpose of the Act was to replace a system whereby a vehicle was declared off the road retrospectively, which was unverifiable,...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: All enquires relating to driver licensing are handled by the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS), provided by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). My Department does not have access to individual applications.   I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the RSA for direct reply. If he has not heard from them in 10 working days I would ask that he contact my office directly.

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

Hildegarde Naughton: As this is an operational matter I have forwarded it to the Road Safety Authority for direct reply.  If the RSA has not responded to you within 10 working days please contact my office directly.

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: Motor Tax (13 Jan 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Motor tax is payable where a vehicle is being used in a public place. It is payable on an annual, half-yearly or quarterly basis and is not based on the level of usage on the road. There is a facility in place to declare a vehicle off the road where it is not going to be in use in a public place.  The Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act came into effect on 1 July 2013. The primary purpose...

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

Hildegarde Naughton: Covid-19 has had a profound effect on the delivery of the Road Safety Authority’s driver theory testing services and a significant backlog has developed.   Under current level 5 restrictions, the driver theory test has not been deemed to be an essential service. As a consequence, the service is closed while level 5 restrictions remain in place.  The driver theory...

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...