Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a schedule of the employment status in the civil service of each civilian driver who has been replaced by an official Garda driver in his Ministerial driver corps; if VER payments have issued; and if any cases have been presented to the WRC to date on foot of the changes. [59777/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Since my appointment as Minister for Transport, I have not availed of a Ministerial driver. Minister of State Naughton has availed of two Ministerial Civilian drivers since July 2020.

These Civilian Drivers remain in their roles and have not been replaced by an official Garda driver.