Pippa Hackett (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I certainly will. We will certainly see what we can do. That really is unacceptable. I know it is probably one of the more extreme examples but that does not excuse it. It is unacceptable that is happening.

In terms of Senator Lombard's statement, we certainly need timelines in terms of when we get back to people with information and not just say that we do not know or will let them know. We cannot put a timeline on when a person gets his or her licence if we have not pulled our socks up. That just cannot be done. We will just be dragged in front of the courts. We should be examining the length of time for decisions, however. It is even just to be honest with people and say either there is not a hope or their licence is too far away from where we need it and will take another six months to process. A bit of certainty is needed here. It is important that we look into that and deliver a little bit of certainty. There is nothing worse than uncertainty. That is-----