Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the health restrictions, including vision requirements for persons applying for a bus or HGV driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29751/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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An applicant for a Group 2 (bus and/or truck) driving licence must meet the minimum physical and mental fitness and eyesight standards specified in Schedules 6 and 7 of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006 (SI 537 of 2006), as amended.

Detailed information on the standards can be found in the latest version of the Sláinte agus Tiomáint Medical Fitness to Drive Guidelines, available on the National Office of Traffic Medicine website: www.rcpi.ie/traffic-medicine. The Guidelines were updated in April 2021.