Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether the Road Safety Authority are acting within their legislative remit in refusing to recognise or give exemptions to driving instructors with qualifications from the Driving Instructor Register or the Institute of Advanced Motoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13748/08]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 105: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the decision of the Road Safety Authority to refuse to recognise or give exemptions to driving instructors with qualifications from the Driving Instructor Register or the Institute of Advanced Motoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13749/08]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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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 to demonstrate that they already meet the qualification requirements for registration as approved driving instructors.