Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review correspondence in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9566/23]

Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can outline the changes made to driving licence renewals for persons with epilepsy (details supplied) which now mean persons must get a licence renewal every year as opposed to every three years; if he can furnish further information or guidance on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9567/23]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together.

Driver licensing applications are handled by the National Driver Licence Service, the provision of which I have delegated to the Road Safety Authority (RSA) under the relevant legislation. My Department does not have access to individual applications.

Driving licence applicants with certain medical conditions must submit a medical report when applying for or renewing a licence or learner permit. The information provided is considered in determining the application.

This consideration is done in the context of Sláinte agus Tiomáint, the Medical Fitness to Drive Guidelines, prepared by the National Office of Traffic Medicine (jointly run by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and the RSA). The current guidelines for driving with epilepsy, published April 2022, are available at: www.ndls.ie/images/Documents/Guidelines/10421_Epilepsy_Seizures_and_Driving_DL_(hi-res_screen).pdf.

A complaint may be made through the RSA website at www.rsa.ie/help-support/online-support-centre. In the section “Do you have a different query”, select “contact us” as the category, “make a complaint” as the topic, and “I wish to make a complaint” as the subtopic. Alternatively, the RSA can be contacted on 096 25000 or by email to lqueries@rsa.ie.