Ms Anne Graham:

I will get back on that to the Deputy. All I have available at the moment is that more than 1,000 new licensed drivers have come into industry in 2022, as well as an increased number of renewals. A total of 1,129 new SPSV licences have been granted by An Garda Síochána in the past 12 months. That is an increase of 119 compared with the same period last year. Of those newly added SPSV licences, 63% relate to new applications to drive in Dublin. The majority are Dublin-based. Throughout 2022, the number of SPSV driver entry tests has increased steadily each month. Since the campaign in July, there was a 61% increase over the previous month in regard to the number of applications. The following month that figure was 71%, and 88% in the next month. Those are big increases in the number of people applying to do the driver entry tests. The testing completed has increased each month also, particularly since we did the recruitment campaign. The number booked for driver entry tests is also increasing compared with 2019. We are seeing positive responses to the driver recruitment campaign.