Driver Test

332. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver testers who delivered additional driving tests across the extended timeframes, each month in 2026 to meet urgent demands; and the number of driving tests carried out under the overtime scheme, in each driving test centre in 2026. [45735/26]

28. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving test applicants currently waiting longer than the RSA target waiting time for a driving test in each test centre; and the measures being taken to reduce waiting times. [44221/26]

40. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of third-party software or commercial services which, for a fee, automatically monitor and book driving test cancellations through the Road Safety Authority (RSA) online booking system; whether his Department or the RSA has examined the operation of such services; if such services are considered compliant with the RSA’s terms…

47. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to Leixlip as a potential location for a new driving test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44502/26]

399. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to staffing issues at the recently opened driving test centre leading to appointments being delayed or cancelled; the number of testers available at the test centre; if there are plans to increase the number of testers available; the average number of tests being taken at the centre on a daily basis since it open…

507. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on a driving test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43941/26]

1189. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who received publicly funded driving lesson, learner driver or driving test supports through employment activation or social inclusion programmes in each of the past five years; and the number of such recipients recorded as Irish citizens, EU nationals, non-EEA nationals, or persons with international protectio…

1190. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility criteria applicable to publicly funded driving lesson, learner permit, driving test and driver training supports provided through schemes operated by his Department or bodies under its remit; and whether such supports are available to Irish citizens, EU nationals, persons with international protection status, applica…

1191. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount expended, directly or indirectly, on driving lessons, learner permits, driving tests, vehicle hire for driving tests, and related driver training supports for persons participating in employment activation or social inclusion programmes in each of the past five years, broken down by scheme and by county. [42370/26]

1192. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether recipients of publicly funded driving lesson, driving test or driver training supports are subject to any repayment conditions, clawback provisions or financial recovery mechanisms where they subsequently cease employment, fail to take up employment, or discontinue participation in an activation programme; and if he will pro…

1193. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has undertaken any review, assessment or evaluation of publicly funded driving lesson or driving test support schemes linked to employment activation, rural transport accessibility, or social inclusion objectives; and if he will provide details of any such reviews, including expenditure, eligibility criteria a…

234. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite a case in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41217/26]

235. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite a case in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41218/26]

256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of resit applications for the driver tests in each month in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41375/26]

257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the driver 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. [41376/26]

258. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of employed driving testers, per driving test centre in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [41377/26]

366. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the supports available to elderly persons who wish to sit the driver theory test; if he will address the difficulties faced by those who are not familiar with technology or computers in accessing or completing the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37290/26]

318. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if a driving test will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34038/26]

363. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will indicate whether a driving test appointment can be expedited given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34480/26]

377. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide further testing staff to the drivers licence test centre in Killarney given the wait time is over four months currently (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34632/26]

378. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed waiting time for driver licence tests in Kerry, by area, as in Killarney, Tralee, Castleisland and so on, for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34633/26]

208. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the supports currently available to individuals who have literacy difficulties, including those who cannot read or write, when undertaking the driver theory test and the practical driving test; if alternative formats such as oral or assisted theory tests are available; the extent to which reasonable accommodations are provided during the …

137. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for Dundalk driving test centre; to seek clarification for the ongoing delays and cancellations at this centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32015/26]

140. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a driving test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32078/26]

171. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a change to the driver certificate of professional competence (CPC) periodic training regime, specifically the requirement for professional bus and truck drivers to complete a seven-hour classroom-based module every year; if he has considered the financial and time burden this puts on experienced drivers (details supplie…