308. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers currently available for work at Tallaght driving test centre; the number of vacancies that exist; the optimal number operating on any given day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11279/25]
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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339. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the excessive waiting times experienced by people trying to get their driving licenses; if he will instruct his Department to take the necessary steps to cut waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11958/25]
348. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Transport the current number of persons on the waiting list to sit their driving test in Longford; the number of applicants on the cancellation list for an earlier test appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12109/25]
356. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport if individuals are notified in advance by the Road Safety Authority of their approaching need for re-testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12301/25]
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to address the backlog in driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/25]
141. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport his plans to deal with the driving test backlog; if these plans include the opening of a new driving test centre in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9411/25]
172. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times at driving test centres across the country, with a specific breakdown for counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8893/25]
246. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport to expedite a driving test for a person (details supplied). [9229/25]
262. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of the pass/fail rate for driving tests, by test centre and by month, for the years 2022 to 2024, in tabular form. [9384/25]
264. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 11 November 2024, to provide an update from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) on the efforts it has to develop a permanent driving test centre in Drogheda, County Louth; if a site has been identified; if the RSA is planning to establish a temporary centre in the area while work on a permanent facility continues; and if he…
174. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times at driving test centres, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8689/25]
175. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers in driving test centres, by county; the number of new recruits being employed in these centres; when the ten-week waiting time standard will be implemented across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8690/25]
192. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the current wait times at driving test centres across the country, with a specific breakdown for counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8842/25]
79. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the promised recruitment of 70 additional driving test instructors, as promised in September 2024; if these positions have been filled; if he will provide an updated timeline of progress to fill these positions, including the expected completion date of the recruitment process. [8310/25]
263. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the number of people who have applied for a driving test in Buncrana, County Donegal awaiting the test; and the average waiting time for a driving test in Buncrana, County Donegal, in tabular form. [7716/25]
264. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if there is a full-time driving tester based in the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal; and, if not, if one is due to be appointed. [7717/25]
293. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8142/25]
210. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to inordinate delays for driving tests in Cork, with people waiting since October 2024 for the opportunity to book a test; the reason for these delays; if his Department will work with the Road Safety Authority to ensure that waiting times are reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5716/25]
212. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to significant delays in a driving test centre (details supplied); the average wait time for a test at this location; the actions he will take to engage with the RSA to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5728/25]
213. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the average wait time for a category B driving test for cars in a location (details supplied); the way this compares to other test centres across the country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5729/25]
219. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of current wait times for driving tests at test centres across the country, in tabular form. [5877/25]
220. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of lengthy delays in driving tests at Skibbereen test centre in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5878/25]
221. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the average length of time a person waits for a driving test nationwide; and the measures being taken to reduce that waiting period. [5936/25]
222. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the measures he plans to clear the backlog of driver test applications in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5949/25]
223. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the reason it is taking so long for a person (details supplied) to receive a date from the RSA for a driving test. [5950/25]