Written answers
Wednesday, 3 May 2006
Department of Transport
Driving Tests
9:00 pm
Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures he intends to take to discourage the long-term reliance on provisional licences; and if he intends to introduce new licensing regulations in this regard. [16286/06]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals to curtail the number of provisional licence holders legally allowed to drive unaccompanied; when he expects to take action in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16223/06]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 122 together.
While I am preparing amendments to driver licensing regulations to discourage long term reliance on provisional licences, the implementation of any licensing reform is dependent on the current unacceptable driver testing backlog being cleared.
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