Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 563: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on new Road Safety Authority proposals for a graduated driving licence system; the timeframe for the introduction of the new GDLS; if he will be making a submission to the RSA's consultation process on this matter; his views on the RSA's proposals on the GDLS; if legislation will be necessary to facilitate the introduction of the GDLS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1553/09]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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On 13 January 2009 the Road Safety Authority (RSA) launched a consultation process on a Graduated Driving Licensing System (GDLS) and published a consultation paper. This contains a number of possible measures and the RSA also welcomes other suggestions from the public. The consultation process runs until 13 March 2009, following which the RSA will consider responses and bring forward in due course proposals for my consideration. It is too soon to say what the timeframe for that will be or whether new legislation will be required. As the RSA will be putting recommendations to me on the matter, my Department will not make a submission as part of the consultation process.