Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Committee on Transport
Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA
2:00 am
Nessa Cosgrove (Labour)
It is great to hear that. I hope the waiting times will come down. Another point has come up. I have heard about it from talking to several young people and driving instructors. There is a lot of frustration among young people that they have to wait six months after they receive their learner permit. They will have done their 12 mandatory lessons and spend a lot of money doing so. After they have waited their mandatory six months - instructors say this as well - those people are often coming back and looking for additional lessons. What is the logic of having to wait for six months? I do not think this is going to impact safety on the roads. Would it be an idea to trust the instructors working with these young people and allow them to certify their readiness for the test?
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