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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 June 2020

Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Questions (861)

Marc MacSharry

Question:

861. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase enforcement of the CPC requirement and to increase awareness of its existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8346/20]

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The Road Safety Authority Transport Officers and an Garda Síochána are responsible for the Enforcement of Driver CPC and conduct these as part of their routine roadside inspections.

Driver CPC is promoted by the Road Safety Authority on a constant basis. In addition each of the 95 RSA approved Driver CPC Training Organisations run their own advertising campaigns through their own social and local media.

In the last 18 months the Road Safety Authority have run two very successful advertising campaigns.  The first during summer 2018 in the lead up to the Bus CPC renewal period and again throughout 2019 in the lead up to the Truck CPC renewal period. 

In 2018  the RSA issued approximately 23,000 Driver CPC cards to qualified drivers, and in excess of 33,600 CPC cards were issued to qualified drivers in 2019.  To date this year up to 5,000 CPC cards have been issued. 

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