Mr. Brendan Walsh:

We do not think the number of people renewing on an ongoing basis who book a test and do not take that test is huge by comparison with the number of learner permits that are active in the country. As of the end of last year there were 370,000 people with learner permits. As Mr. Waide said, we are processing about 250,000 people a year through the service at the moment. We hope to uplift that to about 280,000 by the end of this year with our 200 driver testers and there will be this inward-out mechanism. I absolutely share the Deputy’s concerns. We are working with the Department. We have the regulations ready to go and we look forward to doing whatever is required once they are commenced.