449. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 12 June 2025, the reply to which stated that all other categories including motorbikes, trucks and buses were continuing to be conducted, if he is aware that there is a backlog in the bus, and HGV testing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42014/25]
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
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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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450. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that there is a backlog in bus and truck testing currently, due to testers been moved to car test centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42015/25]
451. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm if the RSA have hired more staff to reduce waiting time for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42016/25]
465. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the number of people awaiting a driving test in Cork by driver category in the month of June in 2023, 2024 and 2025. [42155/25]
475. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times for driver tests in Wicklow; the measures he will take to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42434/25]
476. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of people on waiting lists for driver tests in Wicklow, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42435/25]
477. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of people on waiting lists for driver tests in Deansgrange, County Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42436/25]
480. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown for driver test centres in Wicklow and Dublin of the average driving test wait times; the number of applicants waiting on driver tests; the number of driving testers employed; the number of testers on fulltime and part-time contracts in these centres, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42476/25]
498. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment in June 2025, by driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42830/25]
499. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers currently working in each driving test centre; the number of testers currently in training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42831/25]
510. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate an inspection carried out at a testing centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42904/25]
513. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the measures that have been taken to address the increasing wait times for driving tests specifically for the centres servicing the Dublin area, and if he will provide an update on the delivery of a new south Dublin test centre. [42969/25]
519. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of recent reports that testers are being removed from the commercial testing service in order to reduce wait times elsewhere but that they are rising for commercial tests; to report on any engagements he has had with the RSA about this. [43047/25]
521. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide a county-by-county breakdown of the average driving test waiting list times; and a centre-by-centre breakdown of the number of applicants waiting to sit their driving test, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43060/25]
555. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the driving 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. [43245/25]
556. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of resit applications for driving tests by month in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43246/25]
605. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driving test and the number of persons waiting for a theory test in County Cork, by test centre, in tabular form. [44249/25]
606. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test in Ballincollig and Sarsfield Road test centres in Cork; and the number of persons waiting for less than 3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months and over 24 months, in tabular form. [44250/25]
607. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a theory test centres in Cork; the number of persons waiting for less than 3 months, 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months and over 24 months, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44251/25]
31. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers who had their learner permit renewed by the RSA while their application for a driving test was pending in each of the years 2022 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39800/25]
35. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on the review of the area knowledge module of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) driver entry test, including any recommendations arising from the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39939/25]
40. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider reforming the SPSV driver entry test in relation to specific geography-based knowledge, in view of the advancement in satellite navigation technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40025/25]
42. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving test centres in operation in each county as of 10 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40043/25]
43. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number people waiting on a driving test; the average waiting time, broken down by county and by test centre in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form [40044/25]
44. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the average driving test waiting list times; the number of applicants waiting to sit their driving test; the number of driving testers employed; the number of testers on part-time versus full-time contracts, by driving test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40086/25]