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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: With regard to recruitment and the difficulties that existed previously, in particular in regard to mechanics, the Road Safety Authority believes it will still be able to deliver on that timeline.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Senator Craughwell brought up the issue in regard to virtual driving. Has the Road Safety Authority looked at that to any degree? I understand it operates in places like France. The way it was sold to me was the idea that, between lessons, a considerable number of people can be rusty, and the fact they are able to do this inbetween and it is still counted as actual hours can be incredibly...

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: The idea sells itself to some degree and there are many people who would voluntarily take this up. Maybe it is something we could look at into the future from the point of view of there being a benefit to them, and insurance companies and others could take it into account. Would we be talking about it being mandatory?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: In terms of the hazard perception campaign to which Mr. Waide referred or what that would contain, I assume virtual driving will be a major part of that. Is that how he foresees it being done?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Mr. Walsh said we are talking about the middle of 2024 before the ten-week delivery for driving tests will be possible. The NCT issue will be resolved a considerable amount of time before that. Recently, I saw varying results as to the percentage of people who had passed their tests. These were provided on a centre-by-centre basis.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: Yes. I imagine the number of cars that pass the NCT is considerable.

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What is the variance?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: What is it generally?

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

Ruairí Ó Murchú: I would have expected it to be higher. That is one thing. I was looking at a number of pass rates. The pass rate in Dundalk for last year was 56.9% but in Drogheda it was 49.8%. One particular figure was 75%.

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?