Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 895: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason a person with a full US driving licence for 13 years and without endorsements is only allowed to drive in Ireland if the person applies for a provisional licence here and seeks a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2333/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Irish driving licence regulations are required to operate within the framework of a harmonised EU system, the requirements of which differ in significant respects from those of individual states within the United States of America. Accordingly, a bilateral agreement with the United States of America for the mutual exchange of driving licences is not envisaged at present.