Provisional driving licences issued by licensing authorities are recorded on the national driver file, held and administered by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, which has advised that provisional licences as shown in the following table were current during the last three years but that a breakdown by postal district in respect of the Dublin local authorities is not available.
Licensing Authority / Údarás Ceadúnaithe
|
31.12.2003
|
31.12.2004
|
31.12.2005
|
County Councils / Comhairlí Contae
|
|
|
|
Carlow/Ceatharlach
|
5,919
|
6,359
|
6,387
|
Cavan/An Cabhán
|
5,484
|
5,792
|
6,078
|
Clare/An Clár
|
8,763
|
8,995
|
9,575
|
*Cork/*Corcaigh
|
38,900
|
40,320
|
42,804
|
Donegal/Dún na nGall
|
10,404
|
11,306
|
12,254
|
*Galway/ *Gaillimh
|
18,621
|
19,118
|
20,506
|
Kerry/Ciarraí
|
11,072
|
11,438
|
11,953
|
Kildare/Cill Dara
|
16,731
|
17,263
|
17,940
|
Kilkenny/Cill Chainnigh
|
8,174
|
8,283
|
8,324
|
Laois/Laois
|
5,975
|
6,070
|
6,528
|
Leitrim/Liatroim
|
2,254
|
2,266
|
2,485
|
Limerick/Luimneach
|
10,802
|
11,282
|
12,060
|
Longford/An Longfort
|
3,127
|
3,268
|
3,363
|
Louth/Lú
|
9,961
|
10,328
|
11,306
|
Mayo/Maigh Eo
|
10,604
|
10,463
|
10,748
|
Meath/An Mhí
|
13,438
|
14,000
|
15,025
|
Monaghan/Muineachán
|
4,660
|
4,877
|
5,075
|
Offaly/Uíbh Fhailí
|
6,497
|
6,778
|
7,290
|
Roscommon/Ros Comáin
|
4,900
|
4,842
|
5,035
|
Sligo/Sligeach
|
4,728
|
4,966
|
5,387
|
Tipperary North/Tiobraid Árann Thuaidh
|
6,066
|
6,306
|
6,603
|
Tipperary South/Tiobraid Árann Theas
|
8,688
|
8,973
|
9,390
|
Waterford/Port Láirge
|
5,280
|
5,360
|
5,554
|
Westmeath/An Iarmhí
|
6,713
|
6,875
|
7,419
|
Wexford/Loch Garman
|
12,873
|
13,038
|
13,731
|
Wicklow/Cill Mhantáin
|
11,605
|
12,177
|
13,209
|
City Councils / Comhairlí Cathrach
|
|
|
|
*Dublin / *Baile Átha Cliath
|
105,741
|
109,377
|
117,739
|
Limerick/ Luimneach
|
4,662
|
4,860
|
5,252
|
Waterford/Port Láirge
|
5,165
|
5,367
|
5,587
|
Total/Iomlán
|
367,807
|
380,347
|
404,607
|
* City and County / *Cathrach agus Contae