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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Driver Test (16 Sep 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. One of the proposals that has been raised by driving instructors and others is that we would avail of the resource of driving instructors, either to assess people they deem ready for tests or possibly give them the responsibility of testing. Have any of those types of hybrid models been considered, or does the Minister of State not see them as...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (9 Sep 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...the pandemic has depended on public health decisions taken by Government, on the advice of the National Public Health Emergency Team. There is currently no legal impediment to the provision of driving lessons, provided public health guidelines are adhered to. However, the position is that these lessons can resume where the learner in question is willing to book a class and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Driving tests for essential workers are clearly the priority across all services. Driving tests for those not classed as essential recommenced in a limited fashion from May. In line with the reopening of services on a phased basis, capacity to provide driving tests for all those eligible to take a test will be increased, beginning with those who have been waiting longest.  An...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...pandemic has depended on public health decisions taken by Government, on the advice of the National Public Health Emergency Team. There is currently no legal impediment to the provision of driving lessons, provided public health guidelines are adhered to. However, the position is that these lesson can resume where the learner in question is willing to book a class and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (14 Jul 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...now resumed in full. Essential driver training (EDT) for cars may now take place where the learner is a confirmed essential worker. There is currently no legal impediment to the provision of driving lessons for non-essential workers, provided public health guidelines are adhered to. However, the position is that these lessons can resume where the non-essential worker in question is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Emer Higgins: ...am particularly pleased the move to the online theory test is working well. This was a key recommendation in the proposal I sent to the Minister of State's Department based on feedback from local driving instructors in my area in Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Newcastle and Rathcoole. Getting a driving licence is a rite of passage for many young people and we must do what we can to get...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2021)

Regina Doherty: ...screening process in future. Senator Carrigy talked about hospitality and the serious issue of the 18-month backlog with regard to driver's licences. The Minister said that he has taken on 40 new driving instructors but an 18-month waiting list is unacceptable. We will have to think outside the box and come up with something different. Senator Cassells talked about the online safety and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Jul 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driving instructors will be given access to toilet facilities at RCA test centres as more of the population are being vaccinated and businesses are reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36027/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Darren O'Rourke: That is helpful. I have a couple of points for the Minister. There is a huge amount contained in the Bill and it is doing a huge amount of work. In regard to changes to the regulation of driving instruction, I encourage the Minister to engage with the sector. The committee has met with representatives of driving instructors. They are organised and engaged as they try to come out of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Approved driving instructors are not employed by my Department or the Road Safety Authority, but are independent private operators. The resumption of initial basic training for learner motorcyclists and the partial resumption of essential driver training on 10 May will generate increased custom, and therefore increased income, for instructors who had faced a downturn in business under...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Driver Test (15 Jun 2021)

Eugene Murphy: ...of State is filling in for various Ministers. I appreciate that this is not his area of responsibility but I am sure he will convey the message to the Minister for Transport. The issue of the driving theory test has been in the public arena for some time. My frustration at this stage stems from the number of young people who have approached me about their test having been cancelled up...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jun 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Louise O'Reilly: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific details regarding the rules and regulations for the election of members of the Approved Driving Instructors Stakeholders Forum; the personnel allocated with the responsibility of calling the elections; the criteria for elections and for candidates; the rules regarding the timeline for announcing and running elections to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 May 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...absolute minimum. Both my Department and the Road Safety Authority recognise that the withdrawal of access to test centre facilities may be inconvenient for partners, family members and indeed driving instructors who accompany learner drivers to their tests. The fact remains, however, that the more people who enter a building, the greater the risk of Covid spreading. The safety of...

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

Brendan Griffin: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when an approved driving instructor licence and certificate will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25382/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 397. To ask the Minister for Health if vaccinations against Covid-19 are available to approved driving instructors without underlying health conditions around Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25206/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority (12 May 2021) See 2 other results from this answer

Louise O'Reilly: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to renew out of date permits for driving instructors. [24976/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 May 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...phase, but work is ongoing to make online services more widely available towards the end of 2021. As part of the broader easing of restrictions across Irish society, the gradual reopening of the driving instruction industry will commence from the 10th of May. Essential Driver Training (EDT) for cars may resume from the 10 May in circumstances where the learner in question is a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 May 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...of the broader easing of restrictions across Irish society, from the 10 May, Initial Basic Training (IBT), the course of mandatory lessons that learner motorcyclists must complete with an Approved Driving Instructor before taking a test, may resume for all learners, irrespective of their employment status. The validity period of Initial Basic Training (IBT) certificates is set out in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Driver Test (6 May 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael Collins: I have spoken to driving instructors in west Cork. They feel they were disowned in this crisis. The responses given by the RSA to instructors were either non-existent or were childish during this pandemic. The RSA takes a fee of €250 per instructor every two years for registration. It never answers regarding what that money is spent on. It is definitely not spent on correspondence...