Driver Test
An official questions-paper heading. 588 questions (3 oral, 585 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Jan 2025 | 9 |
| Feb 2025 | 43 |
| Mar 2025 | 24 |
| Apr 2025 | 48 |
| May 2025 | 80 |
| Jun 2025 | 23 |
| Jul 2025 | 69 |
| Sep 2025 | 29 |
| Oct 2025 | 15 |
| Nov 2025 | 48 |
| Dec 2025 | 14 |
| Jan 2026 | 44 |
| Feb 2026 | 18 |
| Mar 2026 | 24 |
| Apr 2026 | 24 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| Jun 2026 | 37 |
| Jul 2026 | 24 |
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| Department | Questions |
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| Transport | 582 |
| Social | 5 |
| Public Expenditure | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | Driver Test |
| 2025-11-05 | Driver Test |
| 2025-05-08 | Driver Test |
| 2025-05-07 | Driver Test |
The questions
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-11-18 · to Transport
276. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport when an office (details supplied) will provide a date for oral examinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63109/25]
Danny Healy-Rae
written
2025-11-13 · to Transport
189. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the status of an application for a driving test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62345/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-12 · to Transport
302. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the action plan to reduce driving test wait times to ten weeks nationally; to provide a breakdown of waiting test time per centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61393/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-12 · to Transport
303. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the enhancement of the practical driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61394/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-11-12 · to Transport
326. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to introduce an option for learner drivers to complete their theory test online, following on from the pilot carried out in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61603/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-11-06 · to Transport
197. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permits issued and the average driving test waiting times, by test centre in Dublin for each month since January 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60915/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
253. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for driving test appointments at a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57808/25]
Michael Murphy
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
280. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for his Department and the Road Safety Authority to close the loophole whereby learner drivers can continually renew their learner permits without ever having to sit a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58145/25]
Michael Murphy
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
281. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport when he plans to introduce regulations requiring learner permit holders to sit a driving test to obtain a third learner permit; the reasons for the delay to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58146/25]
Michael Murphy
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
282. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has received the implementation plans from the Road Safety Authority to close the loophole whereby learner drivers are allowed to renew their permits without ever sitting the driving test; if he has placed a timeline on the Road Safety Authority to provide him with its plan; if the Road Safety Authority has updated its ICT system to…
Michael Murphy
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
283. 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 county, each month to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58148/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
293. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers on the waiting list for a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58264/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
294. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the waiting list times for a test centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58265/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
314. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders that must be contacted by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to inform them of the incoming regulations requiring them to sit the driving test to obtain a third permit; the date when the RSA is due to begin this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58610/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
338. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the steps included in the implementation plan to close the learner permit loophole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58921/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
365. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of no shows for scheduled driving test appointment, by month, from January to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59069/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
366. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the reason the action from the RSA 2013 Road Safety Strategy (2013-2020) to ‘reduce long term reliance on multiple learner permits by introducing measures to ensure learner permit holders sit a driving test before they can obtain a subsequent learner permit’ was not delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59070/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
367. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test as published on the website on 29 August 2025; the average waiting time as on 4 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59071/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
374. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for learner drivers who are on the driving test waiting list to sit their test in the English language, by county, and in tabular form. [59131/25]
Conor D McGuinness
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
375. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for learner drivers who are on the driving test waiting list to sit their test in the Irish language, by county, and in tabular form. [59132/25]
Seán Crowe
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
388. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the total service volume of each driving test centre, in tabular form. [59267/25]
Seán Crowe
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
389. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the date by which the new driving test centre in South Dublin will be open; the centres specific location; and the number of permanent testers that will be based in the centre. [59268/25]
Johnny Guirke
written
2025-11-04 · to Transport
431. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for driving tests in each test centre in County Meath; the number of applicants currently waiting beyond ten to twelve weeks in each test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60084/25]
Johnny Mythen
written
2025-10-21 · to Transport
276. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for driving tests in each centre in County Wexford; and the number of applicants currently waiting beyond ten to 12 weeks in each test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57209/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-10-16 · to Transport
175. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the waiting list for driving test applications; the number of driving testers; the waiting list for HGV tests; the number of driving tests taken; the number of HGV driving tests taken in 2020 to 2025, by month in the past 24 months, by test centre, and by county, in tabular form. [56078/25]