Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

We all agree on the need for regulation given that the quality of instructors ranges from excellent to very poor. The inclusion of a requirement that the new authority "shall" rather than "may" carry out certain functions could be a way forward. From anecdotal evidence, driving instruction appears to be getting worse rather than better. Anyone can establish himself or herself as a driving instructor and, while I presume they need to have a full driving licence, I am not sure that this is checked.

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