Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is not as high as the Deputy says. I have given the figures for the current average waiting time or the two driver test centres in the county. I do not know where the Deputy is getting his figures but I am sure they are coming from a good source.

I will answer the question on Rural Link, although I am not sure that it is relevant. The intention is to expand Rural Link and that the entire social life of people in Kerry, whose social life is not as full as people in Dublin due to a lack of public transport, is improved. The Deputy should not knock a good, well-intended scheme. Let us adjust it. I am happy for the Deputy to tell me in a less public forum and in a constructive way how it should be improved. That is why it is a pilot. We will review it after six months and we are even getting an interim report after three months to see how it is working and how we can better address it.

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