Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Did the RSA request a derogation on this occasion to retain these 35 testers, considering that we are coming out of the Covid pandemic? It seems ludicrous to the ordinary person looking in to see that the RSA let 35 experienced driver testers go and they have to reapply when we are coming out of a pandemic during which we had extreme pressure on the system. Was that request put to the Departments of Transport and Public Expenditure and Reform to allow the RSA to have a derogation to re-engage the same cohort on contract for a period?