Mr. Mark Synnott:

The Senator had two questions. One concerned the waiting time in Ennis. For the first two weeks in September, that figure is an average of 19.09 days. The constituent who emailed Senator Dooley always has the ability or the right to go onto our priority list, in which case we will provide an appointment within 28 days. If the Senator wishes to pass me the registration number of the car concerned, I will look after it for him. Turning to the test centre in Shannon, the Senator is correct that we had a centre built there prior to 2020 and the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak. Unfortunately, however, when it came to signing the lease the developer had other plans for the building. It has not therefore progressed. We have been continuing to advertise in that location to see-----