Please note that what is needed for a first learner permit application can differ depending on your personal circumstances. Application requirements are also regularly updated. For these reasons, you are advised to visit the National Driver Licence Service website for details on what you need at the time of your application. See www.ndls.ie.
Eyesight and medical reports
You can get eyesight and medical report forms from the National Driver website, www.rsa.ie.
A registered doctor or ophthalmic optician must fill in the eyesight report form.
You must then sign it in front of them.
A registered doctor must complete the medical report form.
You must then sign it in front of them.
When you must supply a medical report
Not all applicants need to supply a medical report. However, you must supply one if any of the following statements applies to you.
You are applying for a learner permit in any of the categories C1, C, D1,
D, C1E, CE, D1E or DE.
You will be 70 years of age or more on the first day the learner permit is being granted.
You have any of the conditions listed in Appendix 1 at the back of this book.
You are taking drugs or medications that are likely to affect your driving.
Note:
1. If you suffer from a serious medical condition, for example, an irregular or abnormally fast or slow heart beat (arrhythmia) that has ever caused you to lose consciousness, then make sure you visit a doctor before you apply for a learner permit or licence.
2. You are not allowed to hold a learner permit if you depend on or regularly abuse mind-altering substances.
Talk to your doctor if you have any doubts about your physical or mental fitness to drive.
You can get full details of the conditions attached to a learner permit on the National Driver Licence Service website, www.ndls.ie.