28. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving test applicants currently waiting longer than the RSA target waiting time for a driving test in each test centre; and the measures being taken to reduce waiting times. [44221/26]
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40. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of third-party software or commercial services which, for a fee, automatically monitor and book driving test cancellations through the Road Safety Authority (RSA) online booking system; whether his Department or the RSA has examined the operation of such services; if such services are considered compliant with the RSA’s terms and conditions of u…
47. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to Leixlip as a potential location for a new driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44502/26]
399. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to staffing issues at the recently opened driving test centre leading to appointments being delayed or cancelled; the number of testers available at the test centre; if there are plans to increase the number of testers available; the average number of tests being taken at the centre on a daily basis since it opened; and if he will m…
507. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on a driving test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43941/26]
234. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite a case in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41217/26]
235. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite a case in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41218/26]
256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of resit applications for the driver tests in each month in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41375/26]
257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the driver test waiting times, by test centre; the breakdown of new applications, by test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41376/26]
258. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of employed driving testers, per driving test centre in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [41377/26]
366. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the supports available to elderly persons who wish to sit the driver theory test; if he will address the difficulties faced by those who are not familiar with technology or computers in accessing or completing the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37290/26]
318. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34038/26]
363. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will indicate whether a driving test appointment can be expedited given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34480/26]
377. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide further testing staff to the drivers licence test centre in Killarney given the wait time is over four months currently (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34632/26]
378. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed waiting time for driver licence tests in Kerry, by area, as in Killarney, Tralee, Castleisland and so on, for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34633/26]
208. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the supports currently available to individuals who have literacy difficulties, including those who cannot read or write, when undertaking the driver theory test and the practical driving test; if alternative formats such as oral or assisted theory tests are available; the extent to which reasonable accommodations are provided during the practical driving te…
137. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for Dundalk driving test centre; to seek clarification for the ongoing delays and cancellations at this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32015/26]
140. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a driving test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32078/26]
171. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a change to the driver certificate of professional competence (CPC) periodic training regime, specifically the requirement for professional bus and truck drivers to complete a seven-hour classroom-based module every year; if he has considered the financial and time burden this puts on experienced drivers (details supplied); and if he will m…
197. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a driving test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33323/26]
226. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether it is reasonable that drivers with substantial international driving experience are required to display L plates, undertake mandatory lessons and face insurance penalties, despite having previously held full Irish or equivalent licences abroad. [31574/26]
372. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the provision of a new driving test centre in Sandyford, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30235/26]
373. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the basis for the delays to date regarding the provision of a new driving test centre in Sandyford, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30236/26]
320. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the actions being taken to reduce driving test waiting times across the State; his views that current waiting times of over 15 weeks in order to sit a test in Killester and Raheny driving test centres are far too long; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29457/26]
321. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has reached its agreed complement of 200 permanent driver testers under its Service Level Agreement Plan in May 2025; the current number of testers in each driving test centre; the average waiting time in each driving test centre for a driver to receive an invitation from the RSA to apply to sit a driving test. [29462/26]