Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 December 2020
214. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if a person is entitled to hold on to their UK driver licence once they swap for an Irish licence or if they lose that entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42584/20]
View answerIt is not possible to hold both a UK and Irish driving licence. The process of moving from a UK licence to an Irish licence is an exchange programme; the UK licence must be surrendered and exchanged for an Irish driving licence. This is no more than the obvious corollary that drivers are required to obtain a driving licence in their country of residence, under EU law. There is no provision in EU law for drivers to have more than one country of residence.
