Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps undertaken to ensure that a vehicle passed as fit under the Northern Ireland vehicle roadworthiness testing process meets the equivalent standards of the NCT in the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48271/25]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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Under EU law, Ireland, like other Member States, is obliged to adhere to the minimum specified technical standards and intervals for carrying out periodic roadworthiness inspections on motor vehicles and the National Car Test (NCT) is operated in line with the requirements of EU Directive 2014/45/EU. This is given effect in Irish law by means of the Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017 (SI 415 of 2017), as amended.

Vehicle roadworthiness standards in the UK are a matter for UK and Northern Ireland authorities. It should be noted that vehicles imported from Northern Ireland and re-registered in Ireland are treated the same way as any other Irish registered vehicle. The vehicle must pay annual motor tax, if it is using the public roads, must have valid insurance and must pass the NCT test if the car is over four years old.