Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent)
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31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reconsider the exclusion of theory test centres from level 5 restrictions given the need for persons to obtain a licence for employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34018/20]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Government Decision to move to Level 5 of Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19 was taken due to the very serious increase in COVID-19 infection levels.

The Government decision and the public health regulations require that driver theory tests are suspended for the duration of the Level 5 restrictions.The decision to suspend this service, like many other services across all sectors of our society, is a difficult one but is necessary for the measures in the Plan for Living with COVID-19to be as effective as possible in addressing the current situation.

All appointments during this period will be rescheduled to the next available appointment date by the Road Safety Authority.