Written answers

Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Driver Licences

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driver licence and penalty point history will issue to a person (details supplied) in time for the HSE deadline for student paramedic applicant. [41086/20]

Photo of Hildegarde NaughtonHildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The individual will need to contact National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) at 076 1087880 or email info@ndlsd.ie . She must provide her driver number and request the letter of entitlement.  Information regarding a driver will not be sent to a third party by the NDLS.

Photo of Jackie CahillJackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the expiry date on a driver licence could be extended in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41090/20]

Photo of Hildegarde NaughtonHildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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There is no plan to further extend the validity of driving licences. Irish driving licence law is based on a framework of EU law, and the current extensions bring us into line with the EU legislation.

It is not possible to make exceptions to the legislation for individual cases.

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