Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 March 2022
249. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider waiving certain driving requirements such as vehicle registration tax, insurance and Irish driver license and so on for those Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland by car. [16454/22]
View answerIt is not my intention to waive the requirement that a person resident here must have an Irish or other EU driving licence and the necessary motor insurance to drive in Ireland. These driving requirements are set out in EU and national law and are a matter of road safety.
Driving licence requirements for displaced people entering the EU under the Temporary Protection Directive are a Europe-wide issue which may require a European solution. Ireland has already raised this matter at EU level with the Transport Directorate, DG Move, and other member states and is seeking an agreed EU approach to its resolution.
