Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 17 December 2020, the status of the commitment in the programme for Government to allow applicants for international protection to access driving licences; when driving licences will be made available to international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3331/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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My Department is fully committed to providing access to the driving license system for applicants for international protection. There are a number of legal, administrative and technical issues to consider and resolve. Officials in my Department and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are working in close cooperation with all the stakeholders to make this happen.

While a definitive date cannot be given at present, it is expected that access will be available within first half of 2021.