Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if persons can travel outside the 5 km radius to attend a NCT test that has been booked prior to level 5 restrictions due to come into effect from midnight on 21 October 2020. [32452/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I can confirm that the National Car Test (NCT) has been classified as an essential service with respect to the Level 5 restrictions effective from midnight on Wednesday 21 October and accordingly vehicle owners travelling to or from an NCT test centre are not subject to domestic travel restrictions. Anyone with an existing appointment should attend their NCT centre as normal.

Vehicle owners travelling to or from their NCT test centre should bring confirmation of their NCT appointment to assist in the event they are stopped by a member of the Garda Síochána.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider an exemption from NCT tests for cars that have been imported from Northern Ireland, in which they previously held an exemption, in view of the level 5 restrictions due to come into effect from midnight on 21 October 2020. [32453/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Deputy may be advised that as things stand, the unexpired portion of a certificate of roadworthiness issued by another Member State is recognised in Ireland, provided that the certificate is still valid in terms of the frequency intervals established for periodic roadworthiness testing in Ireland. This is provided for under Article 8(3) of Directive 2014/45/EU and currently applies to certificates issued in respect of vehicles that are imported into Ireland that were previously registered in Northern Ireland.

With respect to the current Level 5 restrictions, the National Car Test (NCT) has been classified as an essential service and the owners of any car which does not have a valid roadworthiness certificate should make arrangements to present their vehicles for inspection as normal.