John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 692: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are changes to the flexibility allowed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny whose eyesight is poor but are not blind and where they cannot obtain a driving licence to carry out their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24972/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The medical criteria for fitness to drive which relate to eyesight are defined in EU legislation, as transposed into Irish law by the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 544 of 2010). I have no discretion to intervene in any individual case. It is open to the individual to ask for retesting of their eyesight or for reconsideration of an application for a licence if they believe that they have not been treated in accordance with the legislation.