Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 April 2025
292. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe for organisations (details supplied) to make the necessary changes to their ICT systems that are required for access to his Departments driver file database to real time data on driver disqualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15205/25]
View answerThe Motor Insurers' Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) are responsible for the Irish Motor Insurance Database (IMID). Insurers and intermediaries acting on their behalf will in the future access disqualification information from my Department's National Vehicle and Driver File, which can then be written by insurers and intermediaries to the IMID hosted by MIBI. Access to real-time data on driver disqualifications by insurers will require IT changes both in my Department and in the many insurer and broker IT platforms.
A timeline for these projects will have to be jointly agreed between my Department and the insurance industry. Currently my officials work with the relevant insurance partners through both an IMID project board and an operational liaison group. These groups will be the forum for agreeing these timelines.
It should be noted that 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.
