Written answers

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Driver Licences

Photo of Andrew DoyleAndrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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841. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form a status report on mutual recognition of Irish driving licences with all the Canadian provinces and territories; the current status of Irish driving licences recognition for Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut; if he will provide an update on activities by the Road Safety Authority and the Embassy of Ireland in Ottawa on having Irish driving licences recognised and setting up a reciprocal recognition scheme between each jurisdiction where recognition is not yet established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29887/14]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Road Safety Authority (RSA), which takes responsibility for the negotiation on mutual recognition of driving licences with other jurisdictions, has been engaged for some time with the Canadian provinces with the assistance of the Irish Embassy in Ottawa. It was decided to prioritise negotiations with Ontario due to the large number of Irish living there.  I understand from the RSA that agreements have been reached on virtually all details with Ontario, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador.  Difficulties that arose in relation to some aspects of the agreement have now been resolved and I expect that agreement with these provinces will be signed off shortly.

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