Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected in driving licence application fees in the past ten years to date; and the breakdown of the fees collected in respect of first-time applications, renewals, lost documents and so on over the same time period. [15731/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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This is a matter for the Road Safety Authority. I have referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response is not received within 10 days.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected in the past ten years to date in respect of the national car test; and the cost of retests over the same time period. [15732/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The operation of the National Car Test service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority and I have therefore referred these questions to the Authority for direct reply.

I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reduce the price of a driver licence and the national car test in the context of the impact of inflation across other aspects of the cost of living. [15733/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Driving licence and national car test (NCT) fees are prescribed, exclusive of value added tax, by the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Fees) Regulations 2020 (SI 75 of 2020) and the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017 (SI 415 of 2017), as amended.

Driving licences are granted for ten, three, or one year periods. The fee for a ten year driving licence is €55. The fee for a three year licence, issued when an applicant's fitness to drive due to a medical condition needs to be monitored, is €35. There is no fee for a one year licence. There is also no fee for a driving licence where the applicant is aged 70 or older. The licence fees were last increased on 1 January 2013.

Since the inception of the NCT in 2000, test fees have been held below inflation and there have been few changes, with the most recent increase to the cost of the full test taking place in February 2009. The retest fee has remained the same.

Reducing the fees for these services would not have a significant effect on the impact of inflation on other aspects of the cost of living and no changes to the fees are currently planned.