Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action proposed to be taken by his Department to reduce the waiting times for cars to be assessed for NCT tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21344/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The operation of the National Car Test (NCT) service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority and I have therefore referred the question 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.

Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the mechanisms that can be put in place to assist car dealers who are trading second-hand cars to help them have NCT tests carried out within a 14-day timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21345/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy may wish to note that roadworthiness testing is not automatically required at the point of sale of a vehicle. Upon registration of new or second-hand vehicles by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, vehicle data is added to the National Driver and Vehicles File (NVDF) and relevant vehicles are notified to the NCT Service. 

The applicable dates for roadworthiness testing are set out under the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017, as amended (S.I. 415 of 2017). Once vehicles have reached the applicable age, they must have a valid roadworthiness certificate in order to be driven on Irish roads. In general, passenger cars that are over 4 years old are required to present for testing from the anniversary of their registration date. 

There are no current plans to amend the Regulations to mandate roadworthiness testing at point of sale and correspondingly it is not intended to prioritise any particular cohort of vehicle owners.