Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Department of Transport has responded swiftly to alleviate the demand pressure by sanctioning the recruitment of 75 additional driver testers in March 2023. This is in addition to the 30 permanent testers who were previously sanctioned in July 2022. This brings the total number of sanctioned driver tester posts to 205, which is more than double the 100 sanctioned driver tester posts in June 2022. That said, as of 31 December the average estimated waiting time was 22.5 weeks, which is above the accepted service level agreement of ten weeks. The Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, has been in direct contact with the authority

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