74. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for multiple driving test cancellations for a person (details supplied); the measures his Department will take to ensure that this individual is provided with a driving test in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15908/25]
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79. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the reason there are such long waiting lists at the driving test centre in Nenagh; and his plans to deal with them. [16150/25]
295. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of the 72,000 applicants on the waiting list for a driving test which are waiting for tests in each testing centre, in tabular form; his plans to establish another NDLS centre in South Dublin; and his views on the adequacy of provision in South Dublin. [15351/25]
301. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the number of applicants that have not shown up for driving tests in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15435/25]
312. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the waiting time for driving tests in Mallow; the actions his Department is taking to reduce the unacceptable waiting time for driving tests in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15627/25]
174. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive received confirmation of his driving test date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14785/25]
176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken to address the long waiting lists for driving tests in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14867/25]
177. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the efforts of the RSA to relocate the driving test centre in Galway city away from the existing location at the Westside Shopping Centre to an alternative location; if information in relation to the location of the new centre will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14882/25]
236. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider opening a driving test centre in Fermoy, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13527/25]
243. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to various instances of driving tests being delayed in some cases for several months; if he will instruct his Department to take necessary steps to ensure these delays are reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13597/25]
267. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/25]
268. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport to examine a driving test application for a person (details supplied) as he is waiting over six months for a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14106/25]
226. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times and the number on waiting lists for driving tests, by each testing centre in Dublin city; the way in which the RSA intend to address the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13015/25]
235. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the reason for a delay at a driving test centre (details supplied); if he is aware that some applicants have been waiting 20 weeks for a test date; the actions being taken to ensure an efficient service is provided from the location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13219/25]
237. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a copy of the plan to restore waiting times for driving tests to ten weeks that was requested by his officials as condition of his Department sanctioning 70 permanent positions for driver testers for the RSA in September 2024; the date by which his Department has requested waiting times to be restored to ten weeks; and if he will make a state…
238. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport regarding the decreasing year on year monthly CSO numbers of driving tests being delivered in County Cork, the efforts being made to reduce waiting times for driving tests in the county; the number of testers employed at the beginning of each respective year from 2021 to 2025 inclusive; the plans to employ additional testers or to open additional testing cent…
277. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the measures put in place to reduce current waiting times for driving tests (details supplied). [10741/25]
278. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to open additional driving test centres in South Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10742/25]
307. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests conducted on a listed daily basis at Tallaght driving test centre from 1 September 2024 to 5 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11278/25]
308. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers currently available for work at Tallaght driving test centre; the number of vacancies that exist; the optimal number operating on any given day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11279/25]
339. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the excessive waiting times experienced by people trying to get their driving licenses; if he will instruct his Department to take the necessary steps to cut waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11958/25]
348. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of persons on the waiting list to sit their driving test in Longford; the number of applicants on the cancellation list for an earlier test appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12109/25]
356. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport if individuals are notified in advance by the Road Safety Authority of their approaching need for re-testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12301/25]
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to address the backlog in driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/25]
141. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport his plans to deal with the driving test backlog; if these plans include the opening of a new driving test centre in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9411/25]