Vol. 566 No. 1
585 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the total number of drivers on a full driving licence; the numbers on a provisional licence broken down by first, second, third, fourth and further provisional licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12327/03]
The Department of the Environment and Local Government, which holds and administers the national driver file, has advised me of the number of licence holders as at 10 April 2003. These are set out in the following table:
|
Licence Type |
Number of Licence Holders |
|
Driving Licence |
1,813,166 |
|
First Provisional Licence |
124,936 |
|
Second Provisional Licence |
149,660 |
|
Third Provisional Licence |
54,914 |
|
Fourth Provisional Licence |
28,479 |
|
Fifth or subsequent Provisional Licence |
856 |
