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Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (16 Nov 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Cullen: The Road Safety Authority is responsible for registering driving instructors. A consultation document published jointly by my Department and the RSA last May set out proposals for the registration of driving instructors and invited submissions to be made by the 8 September. These submissions are being considered by the RSA.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Dec 2006)

Martin Cullen: ...for the introduction of compulsory initial practical training for motorcyclists. However, a prerequisite for the introduction of such training is the availability and registration of motorcycle instructors. The Road Safety Authority is responsible for registering driving instructors. A consultation document published jointly by my Department and the RSA last May set out proposals for the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (21 Jun 2023)

Jack Chambers: I understand that there are no specific restrictions on driving instruction companies or self-employed driving instructors in relation to what roads they may use during the course of giving driving lessons. When an instructor and a learner are on the road they are legally speaking in the same position as all other road users. As such, they are subject to the full range of road traffic law,...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (22 Apr 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Leo Varadkar: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Transport the legislative provisions that would allow him or the Road Safety Authority to make it an offence to work as a driving instructor without being registered as an approved driving instructor with the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15032/08]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (27 Apr 2010) See 2 other results from this answer

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that driving schools used for training purposes by FÁS are run by and employ only instructors who are approved driving instructors by the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16667/10]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Driver Test (8 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Darren O'Rourke: ...with the Minister of State on a number of occasions at this stage and I raised it with the chair of the RSA directly at the committee last week. The response to date has been totally inadequate. Driving instructors have been treated with contempt. Simple, low-cost and no-cost solutions are available but they have not been availed of. When I put this matter to the chair of the RSA, Liz...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Eamon Ryan: With regard to the wearing of PPE and the making of appropriate safety arrangements, I would like to clarify to the Deputy that driving instructors and driving schools are entirely independent operators and neither the Road Safety Authority nor my Department can dictate how they run their individual businesses. It is up to each driving instructor or driving school to protect themselves,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), a team of national experts, advised Government when it decided to include driving schools on the list of businesses cleared to reopen on 29 June. In anticipation of the resumption of driver testing on that same date, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) wrote to each Approved Driving Instructor on 22 June, advising them of the planned phased...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET), a team of national experts, advised Government when it decided to include driving schools on the list of businesses cleared to reopen on 29 June. In anticipation of the resumption of driver testing on that same date, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) wrote to each Approved Driving Instructor on 22 June, advising them of the planned phased...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the wait times for each driving test centre; the actions that he is taking to reduce the long waiting times being experienced to access driving tests; the number of driving instructors whose contracts expire within the next three months; if he has engaged with the RSA in relation to retaining these instructors to help alleviate the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As outlined in the revised Roadmap announced by Government, driver testing has resumed from 29 June on phased basis.   The resumption of driver testing means that driving instruction will also need to resume.  On 22 June, the Road Safety Authority wrote to all Approved Driving Instructors advising them of the planned reopening of driver testing services from 29 June and the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (7 Jul 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The NPHET, together with a team of national experts, decided which businesses could resume trading in each Phase of the gradual reopening of our economy, and they included driving schools on the list of businesses cleared to reopen on 29 June. In anticipation of the resumption of driver testing on 29 June, the RSA wrote to each Approved Driving Instructor on 22 June, advising them of...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (3 Nov 2005)

Martin Cullen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 155 together. The Government's strategy for road safety 2004 to 2006 identified speed, seatbelt wearing, driving while intoxicated, engineering measures and vulnerable road users as the key priority areas to be addressed over the coming years in terms of yielding road safety benefits. As regards motorcyclists, the strategy states that it is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

Cathal Crowe: Will consideration be given to employing driving instructors on secondment for three or four months to help tackle the driver test backlog? Driving instructors know the driver test inside out and have an intimate knowledge of the roads of the county where they work. Employing driving instructors on secondment would be a very quick win for everyone. Since last autumn, Vueling Airlines has...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (10 Oct 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Cullen: The Road Safety Authority is responsible for registering driving instructors. A consultation document published jointly by my Department and the RSA last May set out proposals for the registration of driving instructors and invited submissions to be made by the 8 September. These submissions are being considered by the RSA. There is no proposal to automatically recognise members of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairs Designate of the Road Safety Authority and Dublin Port: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish Mr. Grant and Ms O'Donnell well. I have some questions for Ms O'Donnell. I welcome the push to recruit 80 additional driving testers but is it not the case that we have fewer driving testers employed today than we had on 31 December last year? The figures I have show that we had 145 testers at this time last year and that we now have 139. I heard the Minister of State say that 18...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (21 May 2020)

Richard O'Donoghue: Some taxis are open for business with health guidelines and for multiple passengers. Driving instructors and testers would have a maximum of eight people in their vehicle daily. There needs to be some easing of restrictions in this regard. One solution could be for instructors to use only their own cars, which are Road Safety Authority, RSA, compliant, and for regulations to be put in...

Written Answers — Driving Instructors: Driving Instructors (28 Sep 2006) See 2 other results from this answer

Martin Cullen: The registration of driving instructors will be the responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. On the 19 June last I launched a document entitled "Consultation on the Regulation of Driving Instruction in Ireland" which was prepared by my Department in consultation with the Road Safety Authority. Submissions from stakeholders were sought by the 8 September 2006. Submissions have been...

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (31 May 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that members of the Garda Síochána are allowed to drive official vehicles in two circumstances: they have completed an official driving course or they hold at least a class B driving licence and have been authorised to drive by the chief superintendent. The following driving courses for members of the Garda Síochána are conducted at the driving...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 May 2020)

Shane Ross: Driving instruction is given by instructors who are private individuals who are self employed or employed by a Driving School. As they are not employees of the Road Safety Authority individual instructors and driving schools should refer to the roadmap and to the National Return to Work Safely Protocol, noting that high-risk services are not to resume until Phase 4 at...