Mr. Brendan Crowley:

It is down to staff limitations. In addition, the system has not been modernised in many years. I am from County Wexford in the south east, which is probably home to the largest fleet of HGVs. Some of the largest companies in the country are based in County Wexford. Despite that, someone cannot do a driver test for a HGV or coach in Wexford. A person must go to Waterford, which is the nearest place where a test can be done. When someone applies for a test, he or she gets no indicative date as to when it will take place. Sometimes, people can get lucky because there is a cancellation or whatever. Employers taking people on with such uncertainty means that they cannot plan a business. My business has been fortunate enough to win tenders, but we are finding it difficult to fulfil them because we do not know when we will be able to get drivers through the system. There are a couple of issues.