Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if NDLS forms will be made available in Irish as well as English at all NDLS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37519/23]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Road Safety Authority has responsibility for driver licensing, through the National Driver License Service (NDLS). I am advised that the NDLS front office contract provides that members of the public may access NDLS front office services in English or Irish, both written and spoken. In addition, a query to the back office in Irish is responded to in Irish and applications made in the front office or postal applications in Irish are processed in Irish. All application forms are available in Irish from the NDLS website.

While learner permit and driving licence application forms are available online in Irish, for downloading and printing, there is currently no facility to make an online application in Irish. The online application process was established quickly during the pandemic and it was not feasible to provide a service in Irish in that time frame. My officials will discuss the feasibility of introducing an online service with the RSA.