Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will activate past driving instructors from An Garda Síochána and the Army given there is a massive shortage in driving instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52419/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Approved Driving Instructors (ADIS) are entirely independent operators, not a State-provided service.

To work as a driving instructor in Ireland, an instructor must be on the Road Safety Authority’s (RSA) Register of Approved Driving Instructors (ADI) and must display an Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) permit. To become registered and get an ADI full permit, each instructor is assessed by the RSA to ensure they have the necessary skills and ability to teach a learner driver.

There is no barrier to people applying if they so wish.