Emer Currie (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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442. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of validations that failed when an insurer attempted to validate the driver number of a disqualified driver against the National Vehicle and Driver File since 31 March 2025; the number of drivers that were advised by the insurer or broker to contact the National Driving Licence Service for the Road Safety Authority to provide a driver statement to confirm the licence status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24397/25]

Emer Currie (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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443. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if insurers and brokers have his authority to cancel a motor insurance policy whereby the driver number cannot be validated against his Driver File database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24398/25]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 442 and 443 together.

Section 56A(1) of the Road Traffic Act obliges insurers and brokers to collect a driver number when issuing or renewing a policy of motor insurance. This came into effect on 31 March 2025. It is therefore an offence for any insurance provider or broker to issue a motor insurance policy from 31 March, where the driver number has not been supplied. All driver numbers collected by insurers and brokers must be validated against the Department's NVDF database before being considered a valid driver number. My Department does not record information relating to failed driver number validations resulting from insurer look-ups.