Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to address a question to Mr. Moroney. I am really surprised to learn from his opening statement that a driver who holds a learner's permit is required to have a fully qualified driver accompany him or her. Should there be a second seat in the tractor cab? It has been mentioned that if there is only one seat in it, a person who holds a learner's permit is okay to drive on his or her own. That seems to be totally and utterly wrong. I would like to know what Mr. Moroney's opinion is. As has been said, if there are two seats in a tractor cab, one could pull one out.

Mr. Moroney is also opposed to an NCT for tractors.