Driver Test

433. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers currently employed in each of the 57 driving test centres; the number of permanent testers; the number of temporary testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24388/25]

434. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers' contracts that are due to expire in 2025; the number that will be offered new contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24389/25]

435. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the time it takes to recruit new driver testers; the time it takes to complete their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24390/25]

436. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport his plans to make a driving test mandatory to obtain a new learner permit, closing a loophole that allows drivers to continue driving on learner permits indefinitely without ever taking a driving test; if primary or secondary legislation is required to introduce this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24391/25]

454. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times for driving tests in Donegal, by test centre, in tabular form; if any plans are in place to bring the length of waiting times down; if any consideration has been given to native Irish speakers in Gaeltacht areas who need a car for work but are being forced to move out of the area due to the long wait times and lack …

14. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 1 April 2025, to provide an update on the number of driving test assessors currently assigned to Cork; the number if the projected doubling of testers at the end of April was achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22670/25]

17. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to mitigate against long waiting times for driving licences theory test and driving test applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22824/25]

39. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Transport for evidence of proactive steps being taken to improve the long driving test waiting times at Dublin-area testing centres; and the average waiting times per month from January 2024 through April 2025 inclusive, in tabular form. [22655/25]

40. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the commitment given by the RSA to open a new driving test centre in south Dublin; if a location has been selected; the process for selecting a location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22643/25]

52. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting time for driving test appointments at test centres in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22681/25]

54. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to statistics provided by the RSA that outlines that the Dún Laoghaire driving test centre has the second longest average wait time in the country at 34 weeks; the actions he will take to work with the RSA to address this backlog in this centre and at a national level; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

56. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to introducing a learner driver support programme in Dublin Bay north, in view of the current driving test waiting times of 29 weeks at Raheny and 23 weeks at Killester, both of which are significantly above the Road Safety Authority’s ten-week target, and the corresponding low pass rates of 52.6% and 35.8% respectively; …

63. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to tackle the increase in driving test waiting lists in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22642/25]

247. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to put in place a proper driver testing system with minimal wait times for tests. [22061/25]

256. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe in which he intends that driving tests will be available to people within a ten-week period. [16077/25]

259. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Minister for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rails and Ports meeting with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) on 1 May; if he will outline the proposals put forward by the RSA to restore the ten week waiting time target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22977/25]

272. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the plans to address the long driving test wait times in County Cork and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23107/25]

273. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to open a new driving test centre in the Munster region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23108/25]

274. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the 75 driver testers due to be assigned to test centres; the number of those that will be assigned to the province of Munster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23109/25]

52. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if priority is afforded to applicants who opt to take their driving test through Gaeilge in relation to driving test waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22085/25]

53. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to undertake their driving test. [22086/25]

55. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will expedite and increase the recruitment of additional permanent driving test instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22148/25]

56. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if a plan of action will be put in place to achieve the statutory maximum waiting times of ten weeks for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22149/25]

57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to urgently review the capacity of the RSA to address the backlog in driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22150/25]

58. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for driving tests, and in particular in Laois, Offaly and Kilkenny, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/25]