National Car Test

157. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a schedule of the average wait times for NCT tests by NCT test location; if he will provide statistical data in respect of failure, pass and do not drive away results by test centre for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [51591/26]

182. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the eligibility of vehicles that are legally exempt from NCT testing under existing legislation for the purposes of the ICE2EV scrappage scheme (details supplied); the way in which such exemptions will be operationalised within the SEAI dealer portal and application system to ensure that island residents are not excluded…

348. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the number of NCT failures from 2015 to date, broken down by test centre; the breakdown of the top five most common failures from 2015 to date overall, by test centre, in tabular form. [38729/26]

349. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered a review of the pricing for the NCT test; the reasons a test for over 200 items is €60 but a retest of one item is €40; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38730/26]

350. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if a bonus is offered to NCT staff based on the number of tests they complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38731/26]

351. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if commercial vehicles are subject to the same number of item checks as private cars as part of the NCT; if not, the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38732/26]

353. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time to receive an NCT date in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34452/26]

398. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if the National Car Testing Service operates under any pass or fail rate targets or key performance indicators linked to test outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/26]

399. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of NCT pass and fail rates on a monthly basis for each of the last three years, disaggregated by test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35001/26]

400. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a breakdown of NCT pass and fail rates by day of the month for each of the last three years, disaggregated by test centre, in order to establish whether fail rates are higher at particular points in the monthly cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35002/26]

401. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or the Road Safety Authority has analysed whether NCT fail rates vary by time of month or time of year in a statistically significant way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35003/26]

402. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if the contract between the State and (details supplied) the company operating the National Car Testing Service, contains any provisions governing technician pay structures, bonus schemes, or performance-related pay linked to test outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35004/26]

403. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if there is any independent oversight mechanism in place to ensure that the company operating the NCT system are not incentivised to fail vehicles in order to generate retest revenue for the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35005/26]

404. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the financial burden placed on motorists, particularly lower-income households and owners of older vehicles, arising from NCT retest fees and associated repair costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35006/26]

405. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport when the current NCT operating contract with a company (details supplied) was last reviewed; the oversight arrangements in place to ensure compliance with that contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35007/26]

406. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if the Road Safety Authority conducts any audits of NCT test centres to ensure consistency and impartiality in test outcomes across centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35008/26]

402. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport further to correspondence (details supplied) the way in which vehicles are passing the NCT that appear to have DPF's removed or disabled; and whether he is satisfied that the NCT test fit for purpose in this regard. [30876/26]

312. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the methodology in how NCT waiting times are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29280/26]

608. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the current NCT expiry rules whereby vehicles tested after their due date automatically revert to the original anniversary date, resulting in a shortened certificate even where a vehicle has been genuinely off the road, untaxed and unused for a prolonged period; if he will consider introducing a statutory off road decla…

810. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to providing a CVRT test centre in Cahersiveen town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26286/26]

811. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the waiting times in each NCT centre serving the Dublin region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26307/26]

816. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the plan to expand the NCT test centres nationally; the timeframe to open the four additional locations in Clare, north Dublin, Cavan and Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26329/26]

208. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the waiting times in each NCT centre serving the Kilkenny and Carlow region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18424/26]

354. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of NCT appeals lodged in each of the years since 2015; the cost of lodging an appeal; and whether his Department has reviewed whether the appeals mechanism is accessible and proportionate. [19949/26]

355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any independent external review mechanism exists for audit findings relating to NCT inspectors. [19950/26]