Results 21-40 of 133 for driving instructors

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Oct 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Under provisions set out in S.I. No. 203/2009 - Road Traffic (Driving Instructor Licensing) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is legally required to carry out a check test of an Approved Driving Instructor every two years at the very minimum. This test takes the form of an observation by an RSA examiner of a lesson given by the instructor to a learner driver and is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under provisions set out in S.I. No. 203/2009 - Road Traffic (Driving Instructor Licensing) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is legally required to carry out a check test of an Approved Driving Instructor every two years at the very minimum. This test takes the form of an observation by an RSA examiner of a lesson given by the instructor to a learner driver and is...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (23 May 2006) See 7 other results from this debate

Paddy Burke: ...new section: "5.—(1) The Authority shall, in the exercise of its functions as prescribed by section 4(1) of this Act, be responsible for setting training standards and ensuring quality control of driving instructors. (2) Without prejudice to subsection (3) of this section, the Authority shall assume such functions in respect of driving instructors as are conferred on the Minister by, and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Jun 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under provisions set out in S.I. No. 203/2009 - Road Traffic (Driving Instructor Licensing) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is legally required to carry out a check test of an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) every two years at the very minimum. This test takes the form of an observation by an RSA examiner of a lesson given by the instructor to a learner...

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 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 — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (29 Apr 2010) See 1 other result from this answer

Noel Dempsey: Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 Section 4, registration of driving instructors is a function of the Road Safety Authority (RSA). Under the Road Traffic (Driving Instructor Licensing) (No.2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 203 of 2009), authorisation and registration of driving instructors and administration of driving instructor's licences are matters for the Road Safety Authority....

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (8 Apr 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

Noel Dempsey: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has given me comprehensive proposals for the registration and regulation of driving instructors, with the target date of 1 January 2009. These are under consideration, with a view to making the necessary Regulations. In the meantime, the RSA has arrangements in hand to permit existing driving instructors to demonstrate that they already meet the qualification...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (12 Jun 2012)

Leo Varadkar: Under measures which I introduced last year as part of the Graduated Driver Licensing system, learner drivers in Ireland must now take a course of twelve mandatory lessons before doing the driving test. The requirements are set out in the Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Learner Permit Holders) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 173 of 2011). The Regulations specify in detail the contents of...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (12 Jun 2012)

Leo Varadkar: Under measures which I introduced last year as part of the Graduated Driver Licensing system, learner drivers in Ireland must now take a course of twelve mandatory lessons before doing the driving test. The requirements are set out in the Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Learner Permit Holders) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 173 of 2011). The Regulations specify in detail the contents of...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (10 Apr 2008) See 2 other results from this answer

Noel Dempsey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 105 together. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has given me comprehensive proposals for the registration and regulation of driving instructors, with the target date of 1 January 2009. These are under consideration, with a view to making the necessary Regulations. In the meantime, the RSA has arrangements in hand to permit existing driving instructors...

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...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: I move amendment No. 46: In page 22, to delete line 18 and substitute the following: “ “Disqualification of driving instructors 18A.(1) An applicant for, or the holder of, a licence shall notify the Authority”. These amendments allow us to manage the potential disqualification of driving instructors. It effectively applies similar conditions to those...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (5 Nov 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Regulations introduced on the 21st October by my colleague, the Minister for Health, define the provision of driving instruction as an essential service. Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) may continue to provide lessons, but only in such circumstances where the learner in question has already been scheduled a test date. I must emphasise to the Deputy, however, that driving...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (5 Apr 2022)

Hildegarde Naughton: Approved driving instructors are not employed by my Department or the Road Safety Authority. As independent operators, individual driving schools and instructors are best placed to determine how best to meet demand for driving lessons.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Feb 2021)

Hildegarde Naughton: Under provisions set out in S.I. No. 203/2009 - Road Traffic (Driving Instructor Licensing) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is legally required to carry out a check test of an Approved Driving Instructor every two years at the very minimum. This test takes the form of an observation by an RSA examiner of a lesson given by the instructor to a learner driver...

Seanad: Roads Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (20 Mar 2007) See 3 other results from this debate

Pat Gallagher: The driving testing service operates under the provisions of section 33 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and in accordance with the regulations made under it. The driving test is also governed by requirements of EU directives which stipulate the manoeuvres to be carried out which are also set down in regulations under section 42 of the Road Traffic Act 1961. The Road Safety Authority, RSA, is...

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...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (28 Mar 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Terence Flanagan: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn that, under the regulations for learner drivers, many service providers driving instructors are restricted or hampered from gaining access to the log books which they are required to use because these books are only available on a download facility from the National Roads Authority and that a...