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

As I have said, the wait time in Ennis is 22 weeks, the wait time in Kilrush is 13 weeks and, as the Deputy has said, the wait time in Shannon is 35 weeks. I have been told by the RSA that the additional sanctioned testers are being deployed in the areas with the longest waiting times. I will ask the RSA to correspond with the Deputy on the specific deployment but we have been told they are being deployed with a focus on the geographic areas with the longest waiting lists. Even with that deployment, we will need to recruit additional testers and that is what I want to try to accelerate. I want to bring this to a service level that is better than ten weeks and we must conclude the business case to achieve that. With the current demand analysis and the existing capacity level, my priority is to conclude the existing business case the Department is evaluating with a view to recruiting additional testers this year and bringing the wait time back to an acceptable level, which will have a broader road safety benefit as well.

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