James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a request for an exchange driver licence by a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16458/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Ireland has a driving licence exchange agreement with South Africa. A holder of a South African driving licence can exchange their licence for an Irish licence on taking up residence in Ireland. Under our national legislation, all foreign licences recognised for exchange must not be expired by more than one year.

All enquires relating to driver licensing are handled by the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS), provided by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). While my Department does not have access to individual applications, I have been informed by the RSA that the application referred to by the Deputy is being processed, and progress is being monitored.