Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish Mr. Grant and Ms O'Donnell well. I have some questions for Ms O'Donnell. I welcome the push to recruit 80 additional driving testers but is it not the case that we have fewer driving testers employed today than we had on 31 December last year? The figures I have show that we had 145 testers at this time last year and that we now have 139. I heard the Minister of State say that 18 were to be rehired and 18 were to be kept on. How quickly can we expect to see this additional 80? What is the hold-up?

With regard to driving instructors, there is currently a lock-out whereby driving instructors are being refused access to testing centres. I have raised this issue with the junior Minister. A driving instructor posted a video which showed that she had to stand outside in horizontal rain. The only response she got from the RSA was to say that she should not take a video in the vicinity of a testing centre. It is my understanding that a review is under way. When will that be concluded? Will Ms O'Donnell give a commitment that it will be expedited and completed as quickly as possible?