James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that despite originally declining to comment, Applus has made time to do so now in relation to the issues with NCT testing. I want to express a great deal of disappointment and anger about how we have reached this position. I do not know where to start, with the Road Safety Authority or with Applus. The headline of an article by Philip Ryan on the front page of theIrish Independent today indicates that 375,000 vehicles are on the road without a certificate. That is not just an issue but a crisis in the system. On the other hand, we have Mr. Synnott telling us the company has gone as far as the Philippines, 11,000 km away, to try to incentivise solutions with staffing. With regard to the level of resignations and staff moving on from Applus, has the company had any notable disputes with staff in the last 12 months?