Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there have been policy changes or changes to the way in which the national car test, NCT, is conducted in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3465/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The governing legislation for the National Car Test is provided by the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017 - S.I. No. 415 of 2017.  These Regulations came into operation on 20 May 2018 (with the exception of Regulation 3(9)(a) that comes into operation on 1 January 2020) and revoked the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2014 - S.I. No. 322 of 2014.

The main changes introduced to the National Car Test in 2018 are:

- Mutual recognition of valid Certificates of Roadworthiness issued by the competent authorities of other Member States;

- Deficiencies categorised into minor, major and dangerous;

- Cars aged between 30 and 40 years old tested biennially.