Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driver licence application by a person (details supplied). [9903/21]

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.

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which a member of a religious order who has been posted to the UK can get a fresh Irish driver licence to present to the UK authorities in a situation in which his or her existing licence was extended during Covid-19 but has now expired given such options are not catered for on the website. [9948/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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This would be a matter for the UK licensing authority, as to whether that authority would recognise the extension of validity of an EU driving licence due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

An Irish driving licence can only be issued to a person resident in Ireland. Where a person is living abroad and working on a task of a definite duration or attending a college or university, generally they can be thought of as resident in Ireland provided they have personal ties here. Details of how to apply for a licence in such cases can be found on the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) website here: .