Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status on the recognition of Ukrainian HGV driving licences in Ireland; when an agreement will be signed on to recognise such licences in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6770/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Work is progressing between the Road Safety Authority and the Ukrainian authorities to establish an exchange agreement on driving licences between our two countries. Technical matters are currently being examined. It is not possible to give a timeframe for when an agreement, if any, will be signed.

I wish to draw to the Deputy's attention that driving licence exchange agreements are not a straightforward matter, and reaching them is not a matter of political will. The core principal in reaching an agreement is to ensure the continued safety of road users and they can be made only when the relevant authorities in each jurisdiction have studied and compared the two licensing regimes, so that each side can be satisfied that they are compatible.