Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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615. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the legal requirements for driving licence applications are set out in the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006, SI 537 of 2006, as amended; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the regulations include the statutory application form for a driving licence, known as form D401; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the most recent update to the statutory form was by SI 420 of 2013; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the driving licence application form currently being used by the National Driver Licence Service differs from the statutory form contained in SI 420 of 2013; if the National Driver Licence Service or any other agency has the authority to change or alter the statutory driving licence application form as contained in SI 420 of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39655/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​I am aware of these matters, and I am in the process of preparing regulations to update this form.

I have taken legal advice, and I am satisfied that the form D401 being used at present by the National Driver Licensing Service, while not in every respect identical to that currently specified in regulations, is a valid version of the form in light of section 12 of the Interpretation Act.