Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport
Road Safety: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Sam Waide:
Yes, we have been in detailed discussions with the Department. Dr. Walsh referred to how we implement this. I and everyone else in the RSA respect the point that Ms Gray made earlier that this has been going on for so long and needs to be resolved. We are fully committed to resolving and addressing it. It is about how we implement it so there is not that surge of people, including young people, who are awaiting a driving test. The Chair is correct that we have got the wait times down to below ten weeks in some test centres. It needs to be managed and implemented in a structured way so it does not lead to that surge. It may benefit one part of the system, but it could have a negative impact on other people waiting for their tests. My colleague, Mr. Brendan Walsh, and I have had discussions with the Department about how to implement it.
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