Michael Murphy (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)

Perhaps we need to do it a bit better. A lot of information has been provided to me by means of parliamentary questions regarding unaccompanied learner drivers associated with fatal collisions but I would like to know whether these learner drivers had multiple learner permits. Could that information be collated for me?

I thank the witnesses for coming today. They came at reasonably short notice because the committee was only constituted two or three weeks ago. We really appreciate that. As the chief executive stated in his opening remarks, there is a sense of anger and frustration out there. Let us be honest; there is a lack of confidence in the RSA. We have learned today that there is an action plan and that it is robust and resilient and that the RSA is very confident it will reduce waiting times to the target of ten weeks. Beyond September, there will be capacity to deliver 360,000 tests, plus or minus 5%, every year. That exceeds the anticipated or forecast demand for 2026 and 2027. I can safely say that we can be hopeful that the waiting times will reduce further beyond the ten weeks as we head in to the first or second quarter of 2026. We need to get this right. The contingency plans are in place and I welcome that. That is really important. I have a teenager myself. He is now 20 years of age. It is frustrating to wait for his test. His number one ambition when he got to 16 or 17 was to get that full driving licence. I am conscious that is the ambition of nearly every teenager. The waiting time after doing the compulsory 12 lessons is extraordinary. There is now agility in the system, which is really good. Testers can now move. That is positive. I could not get around the idea that we are to reduce waiting times in Clonmel by half when we only have one driving tester but that explains it. That is where the tester is headquartered. I know there are six testers in Waterford.

To be clear, is this information on the RSA website? With regard to the Minister's intervention on 14 or 15 May, can this information be publicly monitored?