330. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of years that a non-Irish EU citizen can remain in Ireland before they are required to exchange their drivers licence or permit for an Irish one; if the Minister intends to close this loophole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63989/25]
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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| August 2025 | 0 |
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| November 2025 | 43 |
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| May 2026 | 25 |
| June 2026 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 27 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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297. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of licence and learner permit applications processed per year, broken down per category, from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61384/25]
328. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if the process of exchanging a persons’ foreign driver’s licence (Belgian) for an Irish licence will be expedited at their local NDLS without having to leave the paper licence with the office, as they require to have their licence with them at all times for car hire for their work abroad and business travel. [61638/25]
342. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport regarding the new regulations for drivers on learner permits for longer than four years and who will have to take a driving test before they can renew their permit, if there will be a cost for this test; and if so, the amount. [61863/25]
263. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 16 October 2025, the number of drivers disqualified that resulted in a mismatch being inputted to his Department's driver file record database to date; the number of mismatches reported to date; the procedure when a mismatch has been discovered; if the driver file database is regularly monitored and checks made on ea…
264. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe in which a driver is disqualified in court to when they receive a court disqualification order via an application programming interface (API); the length of time the API is given to attempt to automatically match records received, to a driver using the details provided by the Courts Service; the length of time between failing to automatically matc…
265. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No's 177 to 184 of 16 October 2025, the timeline for his Department to publish more complete data on the manual matching process used by his Department and the RSA to endorse a licence or permit with a disqualification; the date that his Department started its concerted effort in 2025 to deep dive into the area of court disqual…
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 the matter. [59954/25…
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 the NVDF; the number…
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 of the outside agenc…
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 timeframe for match…
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 identical matches to the d…
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 in enforcing road t…
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]