Road Safety

Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Questions (65)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

65. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the reason that manual notices continue to be sent to the Road Safety Authority with details of drivers disqualified in court when the Minister for Justice responded to a Parliamentary Question in February 2021 stating that the Courts Service has been ready to automate the electronic transfer of disqualifications to the National Driver Licence Service and the Road Safety Authority since the end of 2019 and are awaiting confirmation from his Department that they are able to receive the data in this format; the reason for the delay within his Department and the RSA to receive this data electronically; the timeframe for this work to be completed by his Department and the RSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24798/21]

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Minister of State at the Department of Transport

My Department and the RSA have been actively engaged on this project with the Courts Service. Completion was postponed in March 2020 due to other urgent priorities requiring immediate and ongoing attention in terms of operations, ICT and legislation, such as the Driving Licence and Vehicle Testing extensions, that were introduced due to the pandemic, as well as support for the Health Service Executive. My Department is planning to resume the project when immediate urgent needs are no longer the priority in terms of our resources. We will engage with the RSA and the Courts Service at that time to re-schedule the development.