Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 April 2025
290. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if all necessary data-sharing agreements and the relevant contracts have been agreed and signed, to provide the motor insurance industry and Gardaí with real time data on driver disqualifications, under the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15203/25]
View answerAll relevant data sharing agreements and contracts are in place with motor insurers, and intermediaries acting on their behalf for driver number verification and the sharing of endorsement and disqualification data between these insurance industry partners and my Department's National Vehicle and Driver File. Motor insurers will not have access to real-time data on driver disqualifications from 31 March 2025 as this will require IT changes both in my Department and in the many insurer and broker IT platforms.
However, the Courts Service informs my Department of disqualifications to be endorsed on driving licences via a weekly file. An Garda Síochána receive a nightly file from my Department which, from March 2025, will include the disqualification status of every driving licence. This can be used by frontline Gardaí on mobility devices at the roadside.
