Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

1032. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of processing a safepass renewal. [63764/22]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

Safe Pass Renewal is a new streamlined system to benefit and support the broader construction sector, enabling a faster and more cost-efficient method to renew Safe Pass cards for all workers in construction. Safe Pass Renewal offers an alternative process to renew Safe Pass, taking just 45 minutes instead of requiring a full day in the classroom, with cost savings of 50%, at a lower cost of €93.84 euro which includes the cost of producing and issuing the card directly to the candidate, following successful completion of the assessment.

The cost to the State of the new online renewal scheme per application is €93.84. Candidates can pay for the test by debit or credit card or their employer can purchase a voucher for them through the Pearson VUE voucher store. Access to this will also be available through the SOLAS website.

There are currently 29 test centres in Ireland that will deliver the Safe Pass Renewal programme when it goes live on 23rd January 2023.