Mick Wallace
Ceist:826. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if asylum seekers are entitled to driver licences; and the legal basis for this decision. [11964/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 20 March 2018
Ceisteanna (826)
Freagraí scríofa
Under EU law, Member States issue driving licences to those normally resident in their jurisdiction.
Asylum-seekers are, by definition, people whose residence status has yet to be decided. As such, we cannot issue them with driving licences.