Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As I said, there are 55 non-EU testers being recruited at the moment. We expect they will be in place by mid-April. That should bring the testing capacity to approximately 40,000 per week. The average waiting time at the moment is 28 days. The priority waiting list is reducing, though. As the Deputy will be aware, it was over 60,000 and it is now below 50,000. Obviously, this has been unacceptable. Applus have not fulfilled their contract and we are seeking to impose penalties. The Road Safety Authority, RSA, are in that-----

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