Vol. 449 No. 7
198 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Justice if she will make a statement on the access by members of the Garda Síochána to computer databases holding details of current driving licences and their holders; if existing obligations on licence holders to notify their licensing authority when they change address are enforced by the Garda Síochána; and the proposals, if any, she has for changes in these matters.[4463/95]
I am informed by the Garda authorities that the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 1989 (S.I. No. 285 of 1989) made by the Minister for the Environment provide for, inter alia, the keeping of records by licensing authorities and the furnishing of information to, and the inspection of records by, the Garda Síochána.
There is no legal obligation on licence holders to notify their licensing authority when they change address.
All road traffic law, including driving licence legislation and regulations, are matters for the Minister for the Environment.
