Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the procedure used by the Road Safety Authority, RSA, to renew a learner permit when a learner driver has been disqualified and their permit expires before the disqualification period ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7040/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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This is an operational matter for the Road Safety Authority. I have referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the Road Safety Authority, RSA, has renewed and issued a learner permit or driver licence to a driver that was serving a disqualification as they were unaware of the disqualification; the number of times the RSA informed gardaí of such an error; and the number of permits and licences issued in error that were later retrieved from the driver by gardaí. [7041/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I am passing the Deputy's question to the Road Safety Authority for direct reply. If a reply has not been received within 10 working days, the Deputy should contact my office.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a new power for the Road safety Authority, RSA, to revoke a driver licence in cases in which a licence holder no longer meets or never met the requirements for holding a licence; if so, if this will include learner permits; the details of the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7042/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to provide for the power to revoke a driving licence in the current Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. The provision will allow for the revocation of a driving licence on the grounds that the application for the licence was made fraudulently, or that the eligibility criteria for granting a licence can no longer be met by the holder of the licence.

At present, I do not have plans to provide for the revocation of learner permits.