Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 489: To ask the Minister for Transport if a driving licence can be applied for on-line; if not, the reason this service is not available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10116/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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An application for a driving licence cannot be made on-line. At present, the applicant is required to sign a label on the application form, which is detached and applied to the licence. In addition, certain applications must be accompanied by medical or eyesight reports and other documentation such as certificates of competency and theory test certificates which are not available on-line. Issues of identity also arise and developments in this area will be subject to advanced features of the public services broker being developed under the Reach initiative which will allow the capture of digital photographs, secure digital signatures, scanned-in eyesight/medical certificates and so forth.

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 490: To ask the Minister for Transport if a haulage licence can be applied for on-line; if not, the reason this service is not available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10117/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The provision of an on-line system of applications for road haulage licences has been considered. A number of practical and legal difficulties have been identified in that regard. These difficulties are being considered in the context of a forthcoming Road Transport Bill.