The Road Safety Authority, the licensing authority for Ireland, together with the National Office of Traffic Medicine, have developed medical fitness to drive guidelines. The information in these Guidelines is intended to assist doctors and other healthcare professionals in advising their patients on fitness to drive, requirements for reporting to the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) and guidance on review of stability, progression or improvement of these conditions.

An application by a person for a driving licence or learner permit must be accompanied by a report by a registered medical practitioner if the applicant is affected by any of the following diseases or disabilities:

• Alcoholism.
• Any physical disablement which is likely to affect ability to drive safely.
• Any illness which requires the regular use of psychotropic substances.
• Any illness or disease which requires the regular use of medications likely to affect ability to drive safely.
• Cardiovascular diseases.
• Diplopia, defective binocular vision, impaired contrast sensitivity or loss of visual field.
• Serious hearing deficiency.
• Mental disturbance due to disease or trauma of, or operation upon, the central nervous system.
• Severe mental retardation.
• Psychosis.
• Psychoneurosis or personality disorders.
• Serious diseases of the blood.
• Any disease of the genitourinary system (including renal disorder) which is likely to affect ability to drive safely.

Medical Fitness to Drive Guidelines 2022 (11th Ed.)

All disabled drivers and passengers buying a new car and entering the disabled drivers tax relief scheme are required to have Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) certification. These certs are issued by the National Standards Association of Ireland (NSAI) and essentially are a statement that all adaptations fitted or carried out on the vehicle have been fitted or carried out to the appropriate standard.

https://www.nsai.ie/certification/automotive/national-type-approva/vehicle-adaption-for-disabled-person/

Name of Department:Department of Transport
Name of Section: Driver andTraffic Regulation Division
E-mail address:DTRD@transport.gov.ie

• Wheelchair users,
• People with walking difficulty,
• People with vision impairment

• On street,
• In municipal car parks

• Free parking on-street,
• Free parking in municipal car parks

Same concessions available to individuals with a disability visiting Ireland. Ireland will recognise a valid parking card issued by the authority of any other State – provided that the pictorial symbol of a person sitting in a wheelchair is shown on the permit

Disabled persons’ parking bays shall be indicated by the Disabled Persons’ Parking Bay Symbol, RRM 015, marked in white and located on the outer edge of each bay, and may be accompanied by the upright Disabled Persons’ Parking information sign.

Traffic Signs Manual https://assets.gov.ie/34719/d2683724881f4477bb2babe78c282e6f.pdf

Name of Department:Department of Transport Name of Section: Driver andTraffic Regulation Division E-mail address:DTRD@transport.gov.ie

Ireland does not have specific regulations on hiring adapted vehicles for people with disabilities

While not required by law, many of the larger rental companies provide adapted cars

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