Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)

In his reply to another question, the Minister spoke of a mobility strategy. At the moment in Tallaght there are 15,000 people waiting for a driver's test. Waiting times can sometimes be over a year. I do not think that is acceptable to anyone. Media reports have indicated that at long last the Road Safety Authority intends to open a new driving test centre in south Dublin. That is something I have called for in this House on many occasions. Is the Minister aware as whether the RSA has identified a site? When can we expect that it would begin conducting driver's tests? There does not seem to be a mobility strategy at the moment and clearly the people of Tallaght are suffering as a result.

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