Frank Feighan (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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905. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if full driver licences will be extended for 12 months due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8747/20]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Due to the closure of services provided by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, I took measures to extend the validity of number of documents, including driver licences.  Any driver licences which were due to expire from 1 March 2020 to 30 June 2020 inclusive have had their period of validity extended by 4 months. This matter will be kept under review.

The RSA is currently working, in consultation with my Department, on plans for the resumption of the range of services and functions for which it is responsible, following the publication of the Government roadmap and, more recently, the National Return to Work Safety Protocol as agreed by employer and trade union representatives.