Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
National Car Testing: Discussion
Mr. Brendan Walsh:
On the number of tests, our objective is to deliver the number of tests the service requires. At the moment, the number of applications that had been made on average, up until the end of August from the start of the year, was just over 5,000 and we are delivering 4,000 tests. The need is 5,000 tests. With the new staff coming in, we will exceed that 5,000 level, which is our objective, but again, based on the data points we see at the moment, if the continuation in the level of demand for the service continues as is, I expect that there will be requests and requirement to deliver, when service returns to normal, around 5,000 tests in any given week. Does that answer the Deputy’s question?
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