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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is good news. It is a pity the Minister did not state that earlier, he would have received applause from everybody.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is better than brickbats.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is very important and very reassuring. The second part of the query related to Irish citizens who hold UK driving licences. What will their position be? They will be resident here and there are 16,000 people in that category.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It would have to be like for like, I presume.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is like for like.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is there a cost? I appreciate the Minister might not have the answer with him and he might have to find out.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Will the process be overseen by the local authority where a person currently resides?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The people concerned will still hold their UK driving licence if they are driving in the UK.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: If people do not do it before then, what happens?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is proof of insurance outside of the State.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is proof, outside of the EU, that a person has insurance. That is what the green card is.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: That ensures a person's car is not impounded.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: They will not have a green card.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I understand that the green card has a date. I presume it has to be contemporary with the end date of a person's insurance policy.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We do not know. That is a good question. Otherwise, people with a green card could drive away wherever they are.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It would have to be coterminous with the dates on people's actual insurance policies.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is a huge job.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (Revised) (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I now move on to appropriations-in-aid. Are there any questions? There being no questions, that concludes the select committee's consideration of the 2019 Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2019: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport. I thank the Minister and his officials for assisting us in considering the Estimates and for dealing so comprehensively...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Message to Dáil (6 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Sport has considered the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2019: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport. Under Standing Order 89(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Troy kindly arranged for the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland to address Oireachtas Members. The bureau was very clear that it is not clear on who does what. The Deputy is quite right. It seems each motor insurance company is following its own rules. There is no united front and there is no clarity. What is true, as I understand it, is that the European Union can reach a consensus...