313. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport in light of the new Road Safety Authority, RSA, leaner permit regulations, his views on the need for a transitional exemption or extension process for long-term permit holders who are actively trying to finish their lessons, rather than a complete financial and administrative reset. [73966/26]
Topics / Driver Licences
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDriver Licences
350 questions from 86 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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350 written, 0 oral
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| May 2025 | 17 |
| June 2025 | 17 |
| July 2025 | 18 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 19 |
| October 2025 | 16 |
| November 2025 | 43 |
| December 2025 | 17 |
| January 2026 | 15 |
| February 2026 | 16 |
| March 2026 | 13 |
| April 2026 | 19 |
| May 2026 | 25 |
| June 2026 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 27 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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68. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the specific legislative, regulatory, EU law or road-safety impediments, to amending the driver licensing regulations to permit a person whose Irish driving licence expired more than ten years previously to renew that licence where the person can demonstrate that they have continuously held a valid driving licence in another jurisdiction in the intervening perio…
69. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the driver licensing arrangements in other EU member states, including the Netherlands, regarding the renewal of driving licences that have been expired for an extended period; if he has considered introducing a comparable mechanism in Ireland for returning emigrants who can demonstrate continued driving experience abroad; and the …
70. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether he will reconsider the current arrangements whereby a person returning to Ireland, whose Irish driving licence has expired for more than ten years but who has continued to hold a valid driving licence and driving entitlement in another jurisdiction, may be required to recommence the driver licensing process; and if he will consider permitting such person…
81. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to ensure quicker recognition of driving licences of bus and truck drivers from outside the European economic area. [70365/26]
265. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if an application to renew a driving licence can be made on-line; and if not, if he will indicate the process an applicant has to follow. [68350/26]
247. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered measures to reduce the barriers faced by Irish citizens returning from the United States who hold valid US driving licences; the proposals currently under consideration by his Department; and if he can make a statement on the matter. [67912/26]
248. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if driving licence fees, learner permit fees, or driving test fees are waived, reduced, or paid on an applicant's behalf by his Department, the Road Safety Authority, or any other State body for asylum seekers or refugees; if so, the legal or administrative basis for this; the annual cost in each year since asylum seekers became eligible to apply for a driving…
249. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving licence and/or learner permit applications received nationally from asylum seekers and refugees in each of the years 2022 and to date in 2026; the number of those applications approved, refused, or still pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67732/26]
251. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide, in tabular format, the number of driving licence and learner permit applications processed at each National Driver Licence Service centre nationally, broken down by application type (for example first learner permit, licence renewal, exchange of a foreign licence, and replacement of a lost or stolen licence), for each of the years 2022, 202…
253. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport If he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on the matter. [67879/26]
16. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently review the decision to refuse driver's licence exchange for returning Irish emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67498/26]
24. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Transport the reason he can not extend the drivers licence agreement to the United states of America, taking into account the Irish diaspora who hold Irish driving licences, yet the current agreement covers E.U. citizens, and non E.U. jurisdictions, such as Korea, Japan and South Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67670/26]
130. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if the Government have any plans to allow a driving license exchange with all US States; and if not, can you please provide the rationale behind same. [66873/26]
146. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport Is there currently a mechanism by which an Irish category B licence holder can obtain code 96; and if so, the process. [67039/26]
149. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered the Great Britain approach of extending BE trailer entitlement to Category B licence holders without requiring a separate test. [67043/26]
150. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider introducing a training-based B96 entitlement similar to France, allowing combinations up to 4,250 kg without requiring a separate driving test. [67042/26]
151. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if there is no practical route to obtaining Code 96 in Ireland, the reason the entitlement is provided for in Irish legislation and listed by the RSA and NDLS. [67041/26]
165. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the mandatory driver-number validation rules implemented under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 for the Irish Motor Insurance Database (IMID) have created a technical lockout, preventing Irish policyholders from adding visiting family members holding valid non-EU International Driving Permits to their private motor policies; if his Depart…
156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there are supports to cover the cost of medical exams and eye tests for drivers over the age of 75 in order to renew their driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66008/26]
185. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether the requirement for a medical fitness certificate for professional driving licence applicants to be completed by a medical practitioner practising in the State arises from primary legislation, statutory regulations, EU requirements, departmental policy or administrative practice; and whether the requirement applies equally to medical certificates issue…
186. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify whether a medical certificate completed by a registered GP in Northern Ireland, including an NHS GP, is legally acceptable for the purposes of applying for a bus driver licence in the State; and if not, the legislative or regulatory basis for requiring the certificate to be completed by a GP practising under the HSE. [64230/26]
241. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the driving licence application which has remained under review for over two months; if the matter will be expedited given the circumstances. [64913/26]
247. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason skilled workers from the Philippines cannot exchange their driving licences (details supplied). [64972/26]
296. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport his plans to include American driving licences in the exchange process for an Irish licence for Americans who come home to Ireland. [65335/26]