Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government refers to road safety in terms of enhancing driver training and introducing re-education courses for those who commit road traffic offences. I have raised the issue of the backlog of the Tallaght test centre with three different Ministers and now two different taoisigh. Five years ago, there were 5,000 people on the waiting list in Tallaght. There are now 18,000 waiting to sit their test. I do not know where the capacity for retraining and retesting will come from.

Talk of additional tests is a drop in the ocean for what is required. Can the Taoiseach outline how his Government promises to deal with this ongoing backlog and demand in places like Tallaght? I suggested the opening of an additional testing centre in south Dublin but this seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

I am really concerned; 18,000 are waiting. Will I have to raise this at Easter and there will be 20,000 then? In another couple of months will it be 25,000? We need solutions.

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