Driver Test
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-17
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Frankie Feighan (FG), Sligo-Leitrim

I can see that the Senator is disappointed with the response. It is not exactly the response he wanted. The RSA has made good progress over the past year, and it does continue to work hard to manage the backlog in the national driving testing service. It is a priority of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, that the average wait times return to the ten-week target as set out in the service level agreement as soon as possible.
I recognise the challenges that excessive waiting times are imposing on people throughout the county and especially, as the Senator said, in the north of the county. I welcome the Road Safety Authority's commitment to restoring average wait times to the ten-week level, and test centres are still above the national average. However, the Senator has made it clear, and I have heard him loud and clear, that he requires a new test centre in Listowel. I will certainly bring that back to Minister, and again I thank him for raising this important issue.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-17