Driver Licences

636. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a truck driving test completed in Australia could be added to an Irish driving licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24073/26]

641. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question no. 300 of 1 April 2025, to provide an update since he initiated efforts to consider driving licence agreements with US states; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24181/26]

698. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the efforts being taken by his Department to advance the establishment of reciprocal driving licence agreements with the United States of America; the specific States the Department has engaged with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24992/26]

181. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the steps that a person returning to Ireland must take to have their driving licence transferred back to an Irish one; if cases can be escalated based on needs for employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23186/26]

183. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the work to improve US-Ireland drivers licence exchange agreement arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23193/26]

277. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport the status of negotiations regarding a reciprocal driver’s license exchange agreement between Ireland and various United States jurisdictions; if he will specifically address the progress made by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in its technical assessment of the licensing standards; the timeline for potential implementation of such agree…

278. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason the entire process of essential driver training must be completed from scratch without a physical copy of a UK driving licence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21458/26]

292. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the work undertaken by his Department in relation to the Programme for Government’s commitment regarding facilitating an easier return to Ireland for emigrants, specifically in relation to bilateral driving licence exchange agreements with non-EU states; if his Department has had contact with specific state licensing …

295. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to clarify his plans to put a more effective and user friendly driver licence arrangement in place for returning emigrants from the United States (details supplied). [21611/26]

924. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will review the medical card scheme to include the cost of providing a GP medical cert, which is a requirement for over 70-year-old applicants to a renew a driving licence. [21838/26]

215. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered a driver licence exchange agreement between Ireland and the United States to allow Irish citizens returning home with full US licences to exchange them for an Irish licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21371/26]

199. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will review a matter regarding a drivers licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18335/26]

334. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the reason persons changing an English driver licence to an Irish driver licence are having their licence for heavy goods vehicles (lorries, buses) removed from their licence; the reason these vehicles are not carrying over when the licence holder has gained them and holds them; if he will review this; and if he will make a statement on t…

289. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the reason private coaches require a PSV licence while State owned coaches do not; and the reason there is requirement for a PSV licence when coaches have to undergo regular commercial vehicle road testing. [18071/26]

290. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to ensure consistency across the country in the decision to provide or not a PSV licence; and the level of training provided in this area to those carrying out the licensing. [18072/26]

43. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently review the criteria and cost of a five year driving licence where a person is aged between 65 and 71 years-of-age given this five year renewal costs the same as a full ten year renewal. [17283/26]

107. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to ensure that returning Irish emigrants who have exchanged their Irish driving licence for a foreign one do not face excessive delays in getting their Irish driving licence back. [14881/26]

338. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of disqualified drivers in court which have surrendered their licence to the RSA, as required by law, in each of the past ten years for each county in the State [14900/26]

36. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide clarity in relation to the driving licence of a person (details supplied) who has been refused an application to lift a code 78 restriction, despite their understanding of regulations commenced in November 2020 allowing for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13348/26]

437. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the reason an American driving licence cannot be exchanged for an Irish driving licence; if he will consider reviewing this policy for returning Irish citizens; and if he will clarify the legal position on driving in Ireland on a U.S. licence during transition. [12785/26]

444. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the current number of drivers on their second learner permit; if the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has written to all second permit holders to inform them of the new rules (S.I. No. 527/2025) that will apply to them from 1 November 2026; if the RSA informed them that an application for a third learner permit will require them to have undertake…

59. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the specific measures currently in place, and those planned, to eliminate the incidence of unaccompanied driving among learner permit holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11038/26]

60. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the research carried out by his Department to identify the reasons learner drivers continue to drive unaccompanied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11039/26]

61. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the supports being provided by the RSA to assist learner drivers in accessing adequate accompanied driving practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11040/26]

62. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any engagement he has had with the RSA that sought to address the issue of learner drivers that drive unaccompanied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11041/26]