Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2024
67. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons with vehicles from Ukraine that have had their driving licences exchanged from Ukrainian to Irish licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39762/24]
View answerEuropean Union Regulation (EU) 2022/1280, which came into force on 27 July 2022, allows Ukrainians residing in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive to drive here on their current national driving licences.
Prior to the introduction of Regulation 2022/1280, between 22 April and 27 July 2022 Ukrainians admitted here under temporary protection could exchange their Ukrainian driving licences for an Irish licence (car only) for a period of 12 months. This exchange was provided under the Road Traffic (Recognition of Foreign Driving Licences) (Ukraine) Order 2022.
There is no requirement to link exchanged driving licences to vehicles. Therefore, details of vehicles owned or driven by those individuals were not captured during the licence exchange process.
