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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: Driving lessons are provided privately and are not a State service. As a private company, a driving school must ensure that they can comply with the necessary public health requirements before they can reopen their businesses. The National Return to Work Safely Protocol was developed by NPHET in consultation with national experts. Driver instruction is likely to resume in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (9 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: ...authorities. The RSA, in planning to reopen driver testing services, will consider all factors, including the backlog of people waiting for tests. I should emphasise that the reopening of the driving test will involve particular difficulties in complying with health guidelines. I therefore anticipate that the driving test will not resume until phase 4 of the Government's Roadmap for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: I am disappointed that my observations would be taken as implying that the driving test would not resume in the present year. I have referred to the obvious difficulties of holding a driving test while ensuring the health and safety of testers and test candidates, and explained that it is likely that the driving test will not resume until phase 5 of the Government's Roadmap for reopening the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: Both my Department and the Road Safety Authority, the body responsible for licensing and inspecting driving instruction in Ireland, have been engaging with queries from individual instructors and schools on an ongoing basis since the introduction of public health restrictions in March. I should clarify to the Deputy, however that at this point...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Jun 2020)

Shane Ross: Driving lessons are provided privately and are not a State service. As a private company, a driving school must ensure that they can comply with the necessary public health requirements before they can reopen their businesses. The National Return to Work Safely Protocol was developed by NPHET in consultation with national experts. Driver instruction is likely to resume in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Shane Ross: Driving lessons are provided by self-employed private individuals or companies, and they have a responsibility to ensure that they can comply with the necessary public health requirements before they can reopen their businesses. It is not within the remit of my Department to issue advice to driving instructors on public health issues. However, I expect them to encounter difficulties...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2020)

Shane Ross: ...licences was extended because the relevant services and offices were subject to closure in compliance with the requirements of public health. As the Road Safety Authority is processing Approved Driving Instructors' Licences as normal, it was not necessary and there are no proposals to extend the period of validity of these licences at this time.

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...

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

Shane Ross: Driving instruction is provided by instructors who are private individuals either self employerd or who are employed by Driving Schools. They are not employees of the Road Safety Authority. Individual driving instructors and Driving School businesses should refer to the roadmap and to the National Return to Work Safely Protocol, noting that high-risk services are not to...

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

Shane Ross: ...at this time in all aspects of the Covid-19 crisis. My Department is guided by National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) and national experts in relation to the resumption of services. Driving instruction is proved by Instructors who are private individuals either self employed or who are employed by a Driving School.   The RSA cannot issue medical guidance to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Regulations (13 Mar 2019)

Shane Ross: Driver testers, employed by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), must complete training as set out in a series of EU directives on driving testing and licensing, the current main directive being EU Directive 2006/126/EC. This directive sets minimum driving test standards, training and quality assurance for driver testers. Testers have to undergo continuous monitoring of the application of Driving...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (20 Nov 2018)

Shane Ross: ...be offered a reduced Essential Driver Training programme of only 6 lessons.  I am happy to say I have now signed into law the necessary regulations.  As there will need to be a lead-in time for the RSA and driving instructors, the new measures will come into effect from 21 January 2019.   In relation to your query regarding a driver exchange agreement with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Regulations (13 Nov 2018)

Shane Ross: ...to be able to tell the Deputy that I have signed regulations into effect to deal with this matter. As the Deputy will be aware, people who take up residence in this jurisdiction and who have a driving licence which is not eligible for exchange for an Irish licence are required to go through the driver learning process in order to obtain an Irish driving licence. The reason for this is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Regulations (18 Sep 2018)

Shane Ross: The registration of Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) and oversight of the ADI system are the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore referred the 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 Data (7 Sep 2018)

Shane Ross: Details of all driving instructors (ADIs), as approved by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), can be found on the RSA website at .

Topical Issue Debate: Driver Test Waiting Lists (15 May 2018)

Shane Ross: ...today is a real problem. It is something which is being addressed. I acknowledge as well that it is not yet resolved. The driver testing service has seen an increase of almost 20% in the levels of driving test applications over the past four years. This, coupled with the retirement of driver tester staff, has meant that the waiting times for customers for driving tests have increased....

Priority Questions: Driver Test Waiting Lists (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: ...who participates have been delivered. To date, 6,600 extra tests were delivered in the six months to the end of March 2018. There has been a reduction in the number of applicant no-shows at driving tests. The RSA contacts applicants it identifies, from previous behaviour, as being likely to not show. In other words, people who have not shown up before are telephoned by the RSA and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy (24 Apr 2018)

Shane Ross: ...the Road Safety Authority have lead responsibility, is that long term reliance on multiple learner permits should be reduced by introducing measures to ensure that learner permit holders sit a driving test before they can obtain a subsequent learner permit. I understand from the Road Safety Authority that an action plan has been developed to progress this initiative. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Centres (20 Mar 2018)

Shane Ross: The Driver Testing Service has seen an increase of almost 20% in the levels of driving test applications over the last four years. I accept that current waiting times remain too high. The Road Safety Authority currently employs 103 driver testers. My Department has sanctioned an additional 28 Driver Testers since October 2016, and to date 23 are now conducting driving tests. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Data (17 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: ​Oversight of the system of Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority, and I have no role in these matters.  I have therefore referred the 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.