Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020
189. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a system by which a person that has amassed driver lessons or training hours in another country within the EU or France can have that time transferred to essential driver training hours here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18852/20]
View answerThe Essential Driver Training (EDT) sessions (the mandatory lessons required before an individual can sit a driving test in Ireland) are specified in Irish legislation and are a national rather than an EU matter. There is no reciprocity with other countries for driving lessons undertaken abroad, which reflects the unique characteristics of the road traffic laws in Ireland and indeed every country. Therefore, driving lessons carried out in another country will not fulfil the mandatory requirements necessary to sit an Irish driving test.
