Niamh Smyth
Ceist:181. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review procedures (details supplied) regarding driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21752/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 1 May 2025
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Freagraí scríofa
The Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Licence Service, including licencing procedure matters. My Department does not have access to individual driving licence exchange applications and may not intervene in that process. Accordingly, I have referred this matter to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.
Please note that the time taken to process driving licence exchange applications can vary. The licence for exchange must be verified by the jurisdiction that issued it and completion of the process is dependent on the response time from the corresponding licensing authority.
The issuing of a temporary licence would still require verification of the original licence. Therefore, this would offer no time advantage over issuing a new licence.
A referred reply was forwarded to the Deputy under Standing Orders.