402. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of all key performance indicators, service standards or response-time metrics monitored by his Department in relation to the responsiveness, correspondence-handling performance and public representative engagement functions of the Road Safety Authority and National Driver Licence Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41822/…
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403. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority provides periodic reports, updates or governance briefings to his Department regarding delayed, unanswered, escalated or lost correspondence submitted by public representatives relating to driver licensing matters; if so, the frequency and format of such reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41823/26]
404. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any response-time targets, escalation procedures, service standards or governance thresholds apply to correspondence submitted by public representatives to the Road Safety Authority or National Driver Licence Service; whether compliance with such standards is monitored by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41824/26]
405. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether concerns regarding delayed responses, unanswered representations, lost correspondence or correspondence backlogs within the National Driver Licence Service have been raised or discussed at quarterly governance meetings or monthly operational meetings between his Department and the Road Safety Authority since January 2024; and if he will make a statement…
406. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department maintains records, logs or summaries of concerns raised regarding the correspondence-handling performance or responsiveness of the Road Safety Authority or National Driver Licence Service to public representatives since 2024; whether any trends or recurring issues have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41826…
365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority has completed any internal review, audit or ICT assessment concerning the status, monitoring or operational history of the email address tdrepsappeals@ndls.ie; whether such review identified any periods during which the address was inactive, unmonitored or not subject to routine oversight; and if he will make a statement on the…
366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority maintains any formal service-level agreement or response-time target governing correspondence received from Oireachtas members, constituency offices or public representatives relating to driver licensing matters [39252/26]
367. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority operates a formal case-management, tracking or ticketing system for correspondence received from public representatives concerning driver licensing applications; whether each representation is assigned a unique reference number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39254/26]
369. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority has undertaken any assessment of the impact of delayed driver licensing decisions on employment, education, healthcare access, disability supports, caring responsibilities or rural transport dependency [39256/26]
370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any automated acknowledgement system applies to all correspondence channels used for driver licensing representations from Oireachtas members and constituency offices; whether delivery failure monitoring is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39257/26]
372. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any consideration has been given to establishing a dedicated tracked escalation channel for urgent driver licensing representations involving employment loss, medical necessity, disability supports or exceptional hardship circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39259/26]
312. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether he has issued, or intends to issue, any policy direction to the Road Safety Authority requiring the publication of centre-by-centre national car test pass and fail statistics; whether he is satisfied that current publication practices meet standards of public transparency and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16754/26]
313. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the total monetary value of the current national car testing contract approved by his Department; the date of its commencement; its scheduled expiry date; whether provision exists for extension; and the anticipated timeline for the next competitive procurement process. [16755/26]
314. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether he is satisfied that the audit and assurance framework operated by the Road Safety Authority in respect of the national car test includes statistical variance analysis of pass and fail rates across centres; whether threshold parameters are applied to identify anomalies; and whether such analysis is reported to his Department in aggregate form. [16756/26…
315. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Road Safety Authority has adopted, approved, or reviewed any performance metrics applied to national car testing inspectors relating to inspection throughput, efficiency targets, or statistical outcomes; whether any such metrics are linked to contractual key performance indicators; and whether he is satisfied that such arrangements, if in place, do …
316. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether he has received, in aggregate form, data from the Road Safety Authority on the number and percentage of national car test fail decisions overturned on appeal in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and whether he will publish this information in the interests of public confidence [16758/26]