Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 112: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department will fulfil his commitment to clear the backlog of 122,000 driving test applications by early March 2008; the structures in place to allow for a driving test sitting within ten weeks from June 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5731/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for driver testing was transferred to the Road Safety Authority (RSA), under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006. The arrangements in relation to driver testing are therefore a matter for the RSA.

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 113: To ask the Minister for Transport the rules and regulations with regard to first, second and third provisional drivers licence holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5735/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006), driver licensing is a matter for the RSA, and full details of licence requirements are available on their website www.rsa.ie

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Transport the legal situation for drivers from Northern Ireland holding provisional licences travelling in the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5738/08]

Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport the legal repercussions of driving in Northern Ireland on a provisional licence with reference to annex B of the Belfast Agreement which calls for scope in structural co-operation between the criminal justice agencies on both parts of the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5740/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together.

Arrangements for the mutual recognition of driving licences within the EU are governed by the provisions of EU Directive 91/439 which provides for the mutual recognition of full EU driving licences but not learner permits or provisional licences. The learner permit issued in this State and the provisional licence issued in Northern Ireland only have effect in the jurisdiction in which they are issued.