691. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the total number of driving tests scheduled, completed, and cancelled in each of the past 12 weeks, broken down by test centre. [24839/26]
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289. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current average waiting times for driving tests, broken down by licence category, HGV, bus and other commercial categories, by test centre, for each of the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5237/26]
290. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether he will provide a comparison between average waiting times for private car driving tests and for commercial driving tests, including HGV and bus licences; the extent to which these waiting times differ; and the reasons for any disparity. [5238/26]
291. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether driving testers within the RSA have been reassigned from commercial driving tests to private car driving tests in order to reduce overall waiting-time averages; if so, when this practice commenced; and the impact it has had on waiting times for commercial licence applicants. [5239/26]
292. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of commercial driving tests (HGV and bus) conducted by the Road Safety Authority in each month of the past two years; the way in which this compares with private car tests over the same period; and if he will outline the reasons for any significant changes. [5240/26]
293. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether any driving test centres have had periods during which no commercial driving tests were scheduled or conducted; the reasons for this; and the steps being taken to ensure available testing capacity for professional drivers is fully utilised. [5241/26]
294. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether he has assessed the impact of prolonged waiting times for HGV and bus driving tests on labour shortages within the road haulage and public transport sectors; and if so, the findings of that assessment. [5242/26]
295. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the target waiting times that apply specifically to commercial driving tests; whether these targets are being met; and if not, the corrective measures being planned. [5243/26]
296. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he or his Department has had with representative bodies in the road haulage sector regarding delays in commercial driving tests; and the actions that have been agreed, arising from this engagement. [5244/26]
297. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to establishing a dedicated commercial driving test stream within the Road Safety Authority to ensure professional drivers are not disadvantaged by overall demand for private car tests; and if not, the reason. [5245/26]
298. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the oversight mechanisms in place to ensure that reported improvements in national driving-test waiting times accurately reflect waiting times across all licence categories, including commercial drivers. [5246/26]
311. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment, by driving test centre, by month, from January 2025 to date in December 2025, in tabular form. [72021/25]
182. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of driver testers employed in each driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69061/25]
98. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has directed the Road Safety Authority to publish on a monthly basis; the number of learner drivers who fail to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment; by driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67546/25]
125. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an explanation for the increase in the average waiting time for a driving test invite from 11.5 weeks in September 2025 to 13 weeks in October 2025; and the reasons the downward trend in waiting times has reversed. [66694/25]
126. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for driving test invites at each test centre nationwide; and the number of applicants waiting at each centre, with particular reference to the longest waits recorded at Mulhuddart M3 (20 weeks), Dun Laoghaire/Deansgrange (19 weeks), Raheny (17 weeks), and Tallaght (15 weeks). [66695/25]
127. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to outline the specific actions which are being taken to address the large centres where applicants are waiting 15 weeks or more for a driving test invite, including Mullingar, Limerick, Castlemungret and Cork Wilton. [66696/25]
128. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the reason 48,660 driving test applicants, representing 80% of all applicants are waiting longer than the RSA’s 10-week service level agreement as of the end of October 2025; and the steps which are being taken to bring the RSA back into compliance. [66697/25]
129. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the driving test centres where learners are waiting 11 weeks or more; the number of applicants at each; and the measures being put in place to reduce these waiting times. [66698/25]
130. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the reason the number of RSA driving testers decreased to 193 at the end of October 2025, below the agreed complement of 200 testers; and the effect this reduction has had on driving test waiting times. [66699/25]
131. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when the RSA expects to restore the number of testers to the agreed 200; and whether additional recruitment is planned given the increased demand and rising waiting times. [66700/25]
132. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the number of driving tests conducted in October 2025 (28,182); the national pass rate (58%); and whether test capacity is expected to increase or decrease in the coming months. [66701/25]
133. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether the RSA anticipates it will meet demand for tests given the current backlog of 60,389 applicants at the end of October 2025; and the modelling which has been carried out to project waiting times for the remainder of 2025 and early 2026. [66702/25]
134. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the significant regional disparities in driving test waiting times; and whether targeted interventions are planned for the worst-affected centres, including Mulhuddart, Dun Laoghaire/Deansgrange, Raheny, and Cork Wilton. [66703/25]
135. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the oversight measures which are in place to ensure that the RSA meets its commitments on driving test waiting times and tester staffing levels; and whether penalties or corrective actions are triggered when service levels are breached. [66704/25]