Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the mechanism that is available to a person (details supplied) to obtain a document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11007/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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My Department's offices in Shannon manage the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) and its associated services including change of vehicle ownership. Article  6 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (SI No. 385 of 1992) and amendments made thereon set out the procedures regarding licensing of a vehicle and issuing of a Vehicle Registration Certificate (VRC).

The records on the NVDF indicate that the individual whose details were supplied was recorded as the registered owner of this vehicle on 23 September 2021. The vehicle in question was subsequently licensed, for the first time, on 15 October 2021 at the registered owners local Motor Tax Office; and a VRC issued from my Departments offices on 18 October 18, 2021 to the address provided.

In instances where the document is lost or misplaced, a vehicle owner may wish to apply for a replacement at their local Motor Tax Office. Article 19 of the Road aforementioned Regulations provides the legal framework for the application and replacement of such documents.