193. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the progress to date on plans to expand and alternate the driving test routes at the Finglas test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2728/25]
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
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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194. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport when a repeat driving test will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2741/25]
197. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the average wait time for driving retests in Cork test centres for each month in 2024 and for January 2025; the average wait time for driving tests in Cork test centres in the same periods; the measures that are being taken to address these lengthy wait times for both tests and retests, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2778…
161. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if the RSA plans to relocate the driving test centre in Galway city away from the existing location at the Westside Shopping Centre to an alternative location; and if so, if information in relation to the location of the new centre will be provided. [46329/24]
210. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full update on the current status on the search for a driver test centre in Drogheda, considering the unacceptable waiting times currently experienced by people in the northeast; if information will be provided on the communication between his Department and the RSA over the past 12 months in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on …
216. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1076/25]
217. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action he is taking to reduce the waiting time for driving re-test appointments at a test centre (details supplied), in view that re-test appointments are extending beyond the ten-week wait period to 15 to 19 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1089/25]
223. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1107/25]
224. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport what actions his Department or the RSA are taking in order to reduce the backlog in waiting times for drivers who are booking a re-test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1125/25]
249. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delays for those waiting to take their driving test (details supplied); the reason for these delays; and if his Department will take steps to ensure that waiting times are reduced. [1462/25]
258. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if a driving retest for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting 14 weeks for a driving test, will be expedited, as the person is a trainee teacher and needs their car to commence placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1538/25]
278. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test in each driving test centre in each county; and the plans that are in place to reduce the waiting times. [1794/25]