206. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport If he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the operation of the driving test system, the application and communication of RSA requirements relating to insurance discs, the consistency of the implementation of such requirements by driving testers, and the imposition of fees where a test cannot proceed due to documentat…
Topics / Driver Test
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDriver Test
637 questions from 106 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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634 written, 3 oral
106
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 43 |
| March 2025 | 24 |
| April 2025 | 48 |
| May 2025 | 80 |
| June 2025 | 23 |
| July 2025 | 69 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 29 |
| October 2025 | 15 |
| November 2025 | 48 |
| December 2025 | 14 |
| January 2026 | 44 |
| February 2026 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 24 |
| April 2026 | 24 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 37 |
| July 2026 | 24 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 32 |
| October 2026 | 17 |
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The questions
26. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Transport the increase in wait time for a driving test at the Killester test centre since the closure of the Raheny test centre; and if he plans to allocate additional staff to the Killester test centre to alleviate pressure on the test centre since the closure of the Raheny test centre. [74834/26]
27. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Transport if additional driving testers have been allocated to the Killester test centre since the closure of the Raheny test centre. [74831/26]
28. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the wait times for a driving test, for an applicant who has failed a test and reapplied, in each test centre, in tabular form. [74826/26]
29. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the number of driving test appointment slots that are not being filled due to cancellations or no shows, by test centre, in tabular form. [74843/26]
30. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the wait times for a driving test for first-time applicants, in each test centre, in tabular form. [74823/26]
31. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will address concerns regarding driving tests in County Kildare (details supplied). [74791/26]
269. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the ongoing delays in obtaining a category B driving test at Tallaght Driving Test Centre, where the estimated waiting time is 23 weeks as of 12 October 2026, compared with the Road Safety Authority's 10-week service-level target; the measures are being taken to reduce the waiting time; and the expected timeframe for bringing it in line wit…
281. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be called for a bus driving test. [73625/26]
312. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the waiting time for a driving test in Dublin Bay South; and the number of applicants waiting for a test in Dublin Bay South in each of the months to date in 2026, in tabular form. [74446/26]
316. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if priority will be given to a driving test for a person (details supplied) considering their current study/work circumstances. [74315/26]
78. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport If he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the rescheduling of the driving test in question; and if a new test date could be expedited given the circumstances. [71525/26]
87. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the driver testing system, including matters relating to testing standards, consistency and the appeals process. [71590/26]
112. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to address reported waiting times of up to 23 weeks for Category C, BE and D1 driving tests in Skibbereen; if additional testing capacity will be provided given the reported absence of these tests locally since June and the impact delays are having on access to employment and local driver training services in West Cork. [71865/26]
137. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will restore the CVRT/DOE testing centre on the Beara peninsula. [72312/26]
47. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question 61760/26, if data is collected on the number of times an individual sits a category B driving test (details supplied); if this data is retained after an individual passes a category B driving test; and if so, the average number of attempts an applicant makes for a category B driving test before passing, by driving centre, in ta…
54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the rising increase in driving test wait times as reported today (details supplied), particularly in Dún Laoghaire where wait times have risen again to 19 weeks this month and the impact this is having on those waiting for tests for employment/education and other reasons; if he will outline the immediate steps he is ta…
254. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to the difficulties faced by learner drivers whose insurance renewal date falls after their scheduled driving test date, resulting in them being unable to present valid documentation at the time of the test; whether this issue has been raised with the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
262. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport has the RSA considered reforming the current driving-test format, including a more supportive or modular assessment model, while maintaining road-safety standards. [68319/26]
263. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport what the average waiting time is for a repeat driving test following an unsuccessful attempt, and what measures are being considered to reduce this delay. [68320/26]
264. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the supports or reasonable accommodations the RSA provides to driving-test candidates experiencing anxiety or mental-health difficulties; and if these supports are being reviewed. [68318/26]
274. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport to confirm through the Road Safety Authority the number of driving tests that have taken place to date at the recently opened Drogheda driving test centre; the pass rate; and his plans to expand the number of testers at the centre. [68423/26]
250. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the average driving test waiting time at each Road Safety Authority driving test centre nationally, for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, identifying the centre with the highest and the centre with the lowest waiting time in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67731/26]
257. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to reform the driving test including the introduction of transparency and technology in Irish driving tests; his views on suggestions (details supplied); and his views on if lessons can be learned from European colleagues in terms of best practice. [67844/26]
148. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the assessment that has been made of the number of BE driving tests carried out; and whether a B96 training route could reduce demand on an already heavily used driving-test system. [67044/26]