{"id":25979,"date":"2022-04-22T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25979"},"modified":"2022-04-23T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T14:31:07","slug":"ukrainian-refugees-can-exchange-their-driving-licenses-for-irish-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=25979","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Refugees Can Exchange Their Driving Licenses For Irish Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mr Ryan signed the order on Friday that will allow Ukrainians temporarily resident, under the Temporary Protection Directive, in Ireland to drive their cars in Ireland if they exchange their Ukrainian driving license for an Irish license (PA)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

People arriving from Ukraine into Ireland will be allowed to exchange their driving license for an Irish one, Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the announcement on Friday, Mr Ryan said the move will \u201cmake it easier\u201d for Ukrainians fleeing the war to move around, access work, school or other public services in the Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Ryan signed the order on Friday that will allow Ukrainians temporarily resident

Acquista Antibiotici Online<\/a><\/div> , under the Temporary Protection Directive, in Ireland to drive their cars in Ireland if they exchange their Ukrainian driving license for an Irish license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new move comes on the back of an announcement earlier this week that there will be increased and enhanced public transport services rolled out to support Ukrainians placed in more rural locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These new enhanced transport services aimed at supporting better integration are part of the broader Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Ryan said: \u201cAfter providing housing and shelter, one of the most important things we can do for our Ukrainian guests is to give them with the ability to move around easily, where they are located first, and then throughout the country, where they may have family and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis order allows Ukrainians to exchange their Ukrainian driving licenses for an Irish license on a temporary basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt operates much like renting a car if we are in another country, for example, and comes with the same warnings that users must be acutely aware of the rules of the road in that country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI strongly urge anyone applying for an Irish license to take time to familiarize themselves with the Irish road system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope that this Order, coupled with the earlier move to increase and enhance public transport in certain rural areas, will give Ukrainians who have sought to find shelter in Ireland, greater freedom to explore our country, but importantly to be able to access work, school, college or to visit family and friends while they are here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move was welcomed by Ukraine\u2019s ambassador to Ireland Larysa Gerasko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you Eamon Ryan for such quick response in resolving this important issue,\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n

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