Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

When people apply for a primary medical certificate and it is refused, they have to go to the appeals board. The Minister will be aware that the appeals board was not sitting for quite some time. In my office it has been lately brought to my attention that there is a waiting list of more than two years for people with serious disabilities applying to the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal for a primary medical certificate. I found it hard to digest that information. I do not blame the board. What resources will be put in to deal with the backlog once and for all?

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