Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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556. To ask the Minister for Defence if any grants are available from his Department in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48910/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Dublin Civil Defence has over 650 active volunteer members. It also has a large fleet of vehicles including ambulances and fire tenders. There are two Road Safety Authority approved driving instructors within Dublin Civil Defence. These instructors provide the required driving lessons to ensure that Dublin Civil Defence has an adequate number of appropriately qualified drivers. Dublin Civil Defence also pays for the required driver tests. It is an operational matter for Dublin Civil Defence to select which volunteer members are provided with this driver training.

In view of these arrangements, the issue of my Department providing grants for driving lessons does not arise.