Written answers
Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Driver Licences
Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to further extend expiry dates for initial basic training certificates issued from 30 June 2019 given that applicants were unable to practice or sit tests due to the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46683/21]
Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the consideration which has been given to those who were issued initial basic training certificates from 30 June 2019; the potential supports that may be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46684/21]
Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 267 together.
The validity period of Initial Basic Training (IBT) certificates is set out in legislation. Making a change to the validity of an existing certificate requires a change in law.
The Road Safety Authority and the Department of Transport announced a further extension to certificates for motorcycle Initial Basic Training (IBT), in order to take account of the impact of the pandemic.
The extension was made depending on when an IBT cert was issued, for certs issued between 01 March 2018 -30 June 2019.
No further extensions are being considered at this time.
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