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Appendix 1: Medical report requirements

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Total loss of sight in one eye.

Any condition affecting both eyes, or the remaining eye if you only have one eye (not including colour blindness or short or long sight).

A serious hearing deficiency, which has worsened since your last

application or renewal.

Any persisting problem with arm(s) or leg(s) which needs driving to be restricted to certain types of vehicle, or those with adapted controls.

Severe learning disability.

This list is not exhaustive. For further information on the medical report requirements, you can visit either www.rsa.ie or www.ndls.ie.

Extracted from the RSA Rules of the Road, Revision 9, May 2026. Source PDF · reuse permission unconfirmed.