Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion

Mr. Sam Waide:

First of all, it is being considered. I am being definitive about this. As Mr. Walsh has stated, there is an action in the strategy not only to review this, but to progress it. On a point of detail, I wish to flag that Mr. Walsh referred to a company in the UK. We are considering what others are doing in the context of a public procurement arena. It is sounding the market in an informal way. When we determine what can be delivered and will benefit road safety, there will be opportunities for firms, whether they are based in Dundalk, the UK, Spain, France or anywhere else. The Deputy mentioned the mandatory use of such a solution but there is also the opportunity for additional voluntary lessons. A committee member made the point that some people may be nervous about physical driving lessons and there is a fantastic opportunity to provide additional virtual sessions. Those are all options. This is not just being talked about; it is part of a specific action that can be progressed. For the committee to-----

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