Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 20 Jun 2001

Vol. 538 No. 4

Written Answers. - Driving Licences.

Róisín Shortall

Question:

95 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 who surrendered a full driving licence in 1987 due to disability and passed a driving test for an F licence and subsequently a B licence, and who now, following two operations, is certified to be medically fit; if this person can revert to a full driving licence without undergoing a new driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18192/01]

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government (Mr. Molloy)

Under the Road Traffic Act, 1961, and the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations, 1999 to 2001, it is a matter for the appro priate licensing authority, in this case Dublin Corporation, to determine the eligibility of a person for a driving licence and to issue licences. The licensing regulations require that an application for a driving licence be accompanied by a certificate of competency, obtained by the passing of a driving test, where the application relates to a driving licence for a category of vehicle which is not limited to a specified type of vehicle in that category and the applicant has not held a driving licence in such category at any time within the period of ten years preceding the date of application.