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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Questions (193)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

193. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 25 October 2022, the number of disqualification court orders received from the Courts Service in each year from 2017, whereby the RSA could not match a disqualification against drivers who have an Irish driving licence or learner permit; the number of disqualified drivers with Irish driving licences recorded on the 'Shell record' file created by the NVDF each year; the number of Irish learner permit holders recorded on the 'Shell record' file each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54657/22]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Transport

As stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 25 October 2022, "shell" records are created only in situations where an Irish Driving Licence or Learner Permit could not be matched to an individual. A shell record is required, for example, to record a disqualification where the driver has a foreign driving licence or never held a Irish driving licence.

As such, the number of Irish Driving Licence holders or Learner Permit holders on the shell record file is zero. The number of shell records is as provided in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 25 October 2022.