Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

National Car Testing: Discussion

Mr. Brendan Walsh:

At the moment we have 146 active. By the end of November, our expectation is we will have 170 active. Then our best guess based on what is left on the panel, because we are still pulling in and we still have offers out with candidates, is that we may get to 186. That is our best case scenario. If those remaining on the panel accept, we will get to that figure. To be honest, would we have liked to have utilised the full 75 on the sanction that was granted to us? The answer is "Yes", but the reality is that of the panel we created, when we offered roles, many people took them but for some people it was not suitable to their needs. We are confident that with the number we will have in place by the end of the year, we will get the service back on track by the middle of next year.

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