Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On the same point, drivers are trapped, waiting to do their driver test. They have done the lessons and are very good drivers but many are waiting because there are so few testers. There are only 13 testers for the Cork-Kerry region where almost 11,000 people are caught in the queue. They are waiting for between 20 and 22 weeks. Additional testers need to be brought on stream so that people waiting for the lessons or the test can qualify faster.

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