Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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428. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current total service volume of each driving test centre, in tabular form. [41740/25]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. As such, the information requested is held by the RSA.

Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct response. Please contact my office if a reply is not received within ten days.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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429. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) must show proof of a test taken seven years ago in Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41770/25]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that the Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for licence exchange application matters.

My Department does not have access to individual driving licence exchange applications and may not intervene in that process. Accordingly, I have referred this matter to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.

While I cannot comment on individual applications, driving licences issued by Australia are restricted, on exchange, to automatic transmission vehicles only, unless the licence holder can prove they passed a test in a manual vehicle.