Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is a pathetic reply. It is no wonder the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, or the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, would not come into the House and read it out. Have the Government Ministers and the RSA board a brain among them? That board is arrogant and out of control. It cares nothing about young people, old people or anybody. It is outrageous that this is the answer we get. Why was it not possible to have some kind of imagination and make some effort to facilitate people? It is only wait, wait, wait and discrimination against workers, regarding whether they are essential or not. It is despicable that it is not possible to do a theory test online in this day and age. We are going backwards.

We have a board that is a quango. It is a cabal, and does not care. New members were appointed by the former Minister and Deputy, Shane Ross. They are all sitting there on a board. Would any of them have a bit of interest in young people or any driver? Appointments are being cancelled as often as 12 times. An appointment for 14 May was cancelled last Friday at 7 p.m., and an appointment for Monday morning was cancelled. It is totally disrespectful to the electorate. That is the way the Government is going on, and then the Minister of State comes in here with that toilet paper and reads it out.

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