Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when real time, complete information on court driver disqualifications will flow between the courts, the Road Safety Authority, the Irish Motor Insurance Database, Insurance Ireland and An Garda Síochána to become streamlined in order that An Garda Síochána will be able to access real time and complete data at the roadside, of all who are disqualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13541/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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The Courts Service informs my Department of disqualifications to be endorsed on driving licences via a weekly file. An Garda Síochána receive a nightly file from my Department which, from March 2025, will include the disqualification status of every driving licence. This can be used by frontline Gardaí on mobility devices at the roadside. The Road Safety Authority has access to my Department's National Vehicle and Driver File database (including endorsement information).

Separately, the Irish Motor Insurance Database (IMID) contains details of all vehicles and drivers who hold policies of motor insurance. From 31 March 2025 this will include driver numbers collected by those issuing motor insurance policies and verified against my Department’s National Vehicle and Driver File database. The data from IMID are also transferred nightly to An Garda Síochána for their use on mobility devices. Motor insurers will not have access to real-time data on driver disqualifications from 31 March 2025 as this will require IT changes both in my Department and in the many insurer and broker IT platforms. However, as stated above An Garda Síochána have access to this information directly from my Department.