Driver Licences

266. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of Irish licence and Irish permit holders disqualified in court since 2022 resulting in a shell record being created in the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) database that remains unmatched to the driver record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57962/25]

267. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the Courts Service writes to each driver disqualified in court within 14 days of commencement of the disqualification to inform them of the requirement to surrender their licence or learner permit to the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57963/25]

284. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport whether the State still allows Ukrainians residing in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive to drive here on their current national driving licences; whether all categories held on a Ukrainian licence are recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58187/25]

320. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport to review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding a drivers license; if he will rectify this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58711/25]

410. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to establish a reciprocal ‘drivers’ licence exchange agreement with the USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59572/25]

412. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if An Garda Síochána have limited access to data on the National Vehicle and Driver File regarding disqualified drivers; if they have access to data which informs them of the date when a disqualification ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59659/25]

424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the current legal and administrative arrangements which allow persons from Ukraine residing in Ireland under temporary protection to drive vehicles without payment of motor tax or without an up-to-date national car test; the rationale for these exemptions; the expected duration of same; and if he will make a statement on t…

246. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Transport to address the situation regarding validating driving licences from citizens returning home having spent a couple of years abroad (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56614/25]

177. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualified drivers in court in 2024; the number of disqualified drivers who surrendered their licences in court; the number of disqualified drivers in court who did not surrender their licence that were matched to the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF); the number of disqualified drivers in court who were not matched to …

178. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of disqualified drivers in 2024 who were not identifiable on the Garda mobility app, by foreign licence holders, no licence holders and Irish licence holders. [56104/25]

179. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the process involved in matching disqualified drivers in court to the National Vehicle and Driver File; and the length of time for same. [56105/25]

181. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers disqualified in court to date in 2025; the number of individual disqualification orders his Department received from the courts on those disqualified drivers; the number that did not include a driver number in the order; the number that were later matched manually by the RSA within the disqualification period; the name …

182. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders disqualified in court to date in 2025; the number of individual disqualification orders his Department received from the courts on those drivers; the number that did not include the driver number on the order; the number that were matched manually by the RSA within the period of the disqualification ; the…

183. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers disqualified in court that resulted in a mismatch being inputted onto his Department’s driver file record database to date; the number of mismatches reported to date; the procedure used when a mismatch has been discovered; if the driver file database is regularly monitored and checks made on each record to verify identi…

184. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe to allow the Garda mobility app to have direct instant access to driver licence information held on the driver file database at the roadside; the timeframe to provide Gardaí with instant access to data on the driver file on the categories of licences and permits and number of penalty points held, at the roadside, to assist them…

316. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if an application for a licence exchange can be expedited (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55442/25]

317. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in expediting a licence exchange application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55443/25]

125. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport to review the anomaly in relation to driver licence renewals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54410/25]

163. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a licence exchange can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53976/25]

237. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a licence exchange can be expedited (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52644/25]

245. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders, by county, who were disqualified in court in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number that surrendered their learner permit to the Road Safety Authority; the number who were prosecuted for failing to surrender their learner permit to the RSA; the number convicted of the offence; the penalties delivered…

246. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders disqualified in court in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 whereby the offence could not be matched automatically to the correct learner permit holder; the number of learner permit cases that the RSA attempted to match through a manual search; the number that were successfully matched to a record; and if he …

247. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if primary legislation is required to introduce a requirement on learners applying for a renewal of a learner permit after seven years of holding a permit, to begin the learning to drive process from the start; the timeframe to introduce such a provision in law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52836/25]

122. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on current work underway to establish driving licence exchange agreements between the United States of America and Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51387/25]

152. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s efforts to close a loophole where learner drivers repeatedly renew their permits without sitting a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51822/25]