Aisling Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

Navan had the highest driving test waiting time nationwide. Navan and Tallaght were completely oversubscribed, with a record high of 43 weeks. It was four times the recommended wait time of ten to 12 weeks. Thankfully, we have reduced that to 16 weeks. That is in no small part thanks to the emergency action plan the RSA introduced in May of this year. I have no doubt we will get back to the ten to 12 weeks by mid-September, as the RSA has promised. That action plan now needs to just be the plan. We need to ensure that backlog does not happen again. We need to ensure the measures that are introduced stay in place and resources are maintained. With the needs of the population and the number of commuters who leave our county by car every morning, we need a second test centre to cater for the people of north Meath.

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