Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether it is acceptable for his Department and the Road Safety Authority, RSA, to fail to respond to repeated correspondence from this Deputy over the last month on a matter of real public concern to the people of County Donegal regarding the proposed reduction in opening hours in the NDLS office in Letterkenny and other locations; and if he will ensure that his Department and the RSA will issue a response to the concerns raised. [7228/23]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I have delegated the provision of the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) to the Road Safety Authority (RSA) under the relevant legislation.

Following the Deputy's correspondence, I have requested information from the RSA on plans to reduce the opening hours of any NDLS front offices. I wish to assure the Deputy that the opening hours of the offices in Donegal have not changed and continue to operate as per the current agreement.

In recent days, my Department has now received some information on this matter from the RSA, which is being examining presently. It remains my priority to ensure that a proper service continues to be provided in Donegal and elsewhere.