Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In theory, if there were no blockages in the system, Go-Ahead Ireland could take somebody on, they could do the theory test immediately, subject to knowing the stuff already, and Go-Ahead Ireland could get the test that week and the CPC card. Reference was made to allowing drivers to operate for a certain window without the actual piece of plastic. There is no value in the piece of plastic other than as a piece of plastic: the person has passed his or her test and is just waiting for the bureaucracy to catch up with proving that the person has passed his or her test. We accept there will always be blockages and there has to be a process and queues, but if there are no blockages one could take a person on today, he or she could do the theory test tonight, do the driving test tomorrow, and be on the road on Friday.