Driver Test
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-24
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Darren O'Rourke (SF), Meath East

We received lots of documents at the transport committee and we have heard from the RSA. I read one document we had not previously seen in the media at the weekend, which outlined the concern in the RSA about the impact the backlog will have on road safety and insurance costs. Those are real issues that need to be addressed.
The limited capacity that is in place currently is not even being used at 100%. It is being used at 75% because essential workers cannot get lessons in order to sit their test. In effect, they are being held up earlier in the queue. If they had their lessons completed, they could get a test. That is an anomaly raised with the RSA. Is that something on which the Minister of State has sought advice from NPHET and will driving lessons be allowed to resume on 5 April?

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Sitting date: 2021-03-24