Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Engagement with Road Safety Authority
Mr. Brendan Walsh:
I am sure the Deputy will be aware that, within most employment contracts, there is a requirement that employees not take on further employment. There would also have to be significant training involved in something like that. We would also run into health and safety issues with the individuals involved finishing a normal working day at 5.30 p.m. before going to another site. As a former motor mechanic, I can tell the Deputy that, when you finish your day's work, you are tired. If people were to do testing after work, I am not sure we would get the required quality and I also expect that turnover would be very high after what is quite an arduous training programme. It is something we could look at, however.
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