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

I thank Mr. Brophy, Ms O'Dowd and the other witnesses. I will be brief in terms of my questions. Following on from some of Senator Buttimer's questions, the ask in respect of a place at the table strikes me as reasonable but what would that look like given that there is the stakeholders forum? Would it be a hybrid forum, additional to the stakeholders forum or with the stakeholders forum? What does that place at the table look like?

On the health and safety issues, which we have raised repeatedly with the Road Safety Authority, RSA, what is the solution from the witnesses' perspective? Is it a reconfiguration of the buildings, which is a common sense approach that I believe could be found? What is their perspective on the solution to those issues?

I refer to clearing the backlog of driver tests, which is what all of us want to see happen. What does the RSA need to hear from the witnesses today in terms of the role approved driving instructors play in that? They play an important part. We have heard from the RSA on the testers it needs and what it is going to do about theory tests but what do the witnesses need it to hear from it in terms of the needs of approved driving instructors to help clear that backlog? Obviously, we want people to be well prepared for their tests when they are lucky enough to be called for them.