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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That is driving tests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: No, I would not imagine it is. However, I imagine Mr. Walsh looks at the percentages and then sort of delves into what exactly is happening, be it good, bad or indifferent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: They have to fail so many.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Unless someone got the right guy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: An awful lot of things are said and they are not necessarily true. They are utterly untrue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Some would have said I would have fitted into that bracket when I got my test, but that is for another day. I was delighted to get it at the time. I can only commend the tester.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I do not believe we need to in any way, shape or form. Obviously, we had the ongoing situation as regards the test centre in Drogheda. We had white smoke and all the rest of it so everything is as it should be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Okay. With regard to the NCT, obviously, people are going through it and, in fairness, even the Chairman went over and back with regard to using the system. I do not know that we will ever be particularly happy with regard to how the slots appear or do not appear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I agree. What sort of percentage of people actually take the option of - I do not want to use the wrong term - the cancellation list or priority list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I said previously that I used it myself and it did deliver. What is it meant to be delivered in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I think it was considerably even shorter than that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: That works until the point that everybody uses it. I will be honest and I said previously that there was an element of confusion. I started looking when I got the letter from the RSA. I put in whatever dates but they were mad dates so I was not going to put myself on the priority list. As I said, I was not sure what the set-up was. I ended up ringing to make sure of the advice because it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Applus was able to deliver within the timeline it promised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: How long would some of those people have waited on that priority list?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: It happened at a particular time of year that it made more sense. Even at that, I still ended up with two meetings at the same time. Luckily enough, my wife was willing to facilitate. I will not say happily but she was willing to facilitate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I think that will be the case across the board. If the RSA is doing this, it probably should consider the virtual driving academy in Dundalk, which seems to have considerable footfall and momentum and has had a significant amount of coverage in the public domain. This type of set-up is being operated in France and other places. Everyone is in agreement that anything that works from a road...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What was the name of the campaign relating to perception?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: We should do a piece of work on this. We were speaking about dealing with virtual driving. In this context it would be worthwhile. It would be interesting to see where we go with delivering on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I appreciate that and I will definitely take Mr. Waide up on it. He could be sorry about it afterwards.