Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the class of driver licence necessary to carry out a function (details supplied); the regularity with which various classes of driver licences are reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37408/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The setting and review of classes of driving licence in general is an EU rather than a national matter.

However, the EU driver licensing directive does not cover tractors, and it is left to individual Member States to provide a category or categories for tractors. Currently, a category 'W' allows the holder to drive a tractor with trailer. There is no separate category for heavier trailers.