227. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review current licensing policies for drivers from non-EU Member States with no reciprocal agreements, with a view to implementing a pathway that ensures road safety while supporting mobility and economic integration, particularly for returning emigrants and skilled new residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33450/25]
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
86
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 8 |
| March 2025 | 4 |
| April 2025 | 35 |
| 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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244. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the options available to learner drivers who do not have family or acquaintances to accompany them in vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32574/25]
71. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason the NDLS offices are not offering a walk in service in Tralee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31146/25]
72. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a licence exchange for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31147/25]
73. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a licence exchange for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31148/25]
295. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the provisions that will be made for a person who has to transfer their UK licence for insurance purposes; if his Department will acknowledge classes not recognised by the NDLS should that person wish to return to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29159/25]
312. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers with provisional licenses; the number of current learner drivers who have had multiple provisional licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29442/25]
357. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if plans are in place to address the additional costs associated with renewing the driver’s licence for persons with a neurological condition, who must renew their driver’s licence three times within ten years, while persons without a neurological condition must only renew once; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30169/25]
380. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a licence exchange for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30505/25]
157. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to consider extending the list of recognised States in the exchange of a foreign driving licence to an Irish driving licence to include the United States, in order to facilitate new residents and returning Irish citizens to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26470/25]
158. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration would be given to the introduction of a reciprocal licensing agreement between the United States and Ireland in the exchange of a foreign driving licence to an Irish driving licence, in view that there is no such agreement in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26471/25]
159. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration would be given to extending the list of provinces in Canada where you can exchange a Canadian driving licence for an Irish driving licence, to facilitate new residents and Irish citizens returning to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26472/25]
26. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if they can please clarify if there are any new changes to the process of renewing an individual’s driver’s license, especially in regard to individuals who are living with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26159/25]
274. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the reason the waiting time for the reissuing of a Irish licence is so long for persons returning from abroad who have held a Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25251/25]
275. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the reason the original driver foreign licence must be confiscated, leaving the applicant without a licence and therefore unable to drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25252/25]
276. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if a provision for a temporary or interim driver licence will be put in place as is standard practice in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25253/25]
325. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider awarding Irish driving licences to Irish expats returning to Ireland, who are competent drivers, and need renewed driving licences and who already have full driving licences from the country they are returning from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/25]
36. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering any extensions to the amount of time that citizens of other countries are allowed to drive on their existing foreign driving licence; if it is envisaged that further recognised states will be added to the foreign driving licence exchange list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24817/25]
377. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to correspondence in respect of driving licence exchanges (details supplied); if he will provide a schedule of jurisdiction that he has developed a licence exchange agreement with and if he has plans to further expand the exchange agreement. [23480/25]
392. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to consider improving the driving licence conversion for people holding US driving licences, to enable those people to continue driving in Ireland after one year lapses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23700/25]
426. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if an issue in respect of a driving licence can be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24333/25]
440. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualification orders received from the Courts Service via a weekly file to date in 2025; the number that did not include the driver number of the person, to enable automatic endorsement on driver records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24395/25]
442. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport 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 co…
443. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport 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]
445. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 1 April 2025, the number of Irish licence holders who received a court driving disqualification, but a match could not be made; the number that remained on the shell record for the period of the disqualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24400/25]