Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept that point and I have had engagement with officials this week and in recent weeks, since I have entered the role, on making the system more efficient in terms of slots. The message is that anyone who is due a test shortly might see that a test date is set out for a number of months time but they should attempt to go on the priority waiting list. That is there as a means to give people a test much more quickly. A growing number of people are doing that and we need to ensure that those who are due a test shortly do that. I have reflected on this and some of the user interface can be strengthened from a technological perspective. I have seen examples myself where there might be a test in another location not too far from where an applicant wants his or her test that might take a shorter wait time but where the system forwards the test to August, as the Deputy has said. I encourage people who are due a test shortly to go onto the priority waiting list. People on that list are receiving tests much more quickly than those who are looking at the test dates months out.

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