Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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395. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if online certificate of professional competence courses will be offered for heavy goods vehicle drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20487/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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There is no online driver CPC training in place at the current time. EU Directive 2003/59/EC, which introduced driver CPC, was updated in 2018 (EU Directive 645 of 2018) and the amended directive allows for part of the driver CPC training to be completed online. However, most of the training would be required to be completed in a classroom-based environment.

The RSA is has begun reviewing options for online training. Later in the year, it will commence a consultation process with stakeholders.