Results 2,881-2,900 of 10,460 for speaker:Gerry Horkan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Application, however, has just been made for temporary testers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Longer term, and the Central Statistics Office is consulted and projections are done and so on, how many permanent testers does the system need?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: At least.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: If we wished to get to a deadline of five weeks rather than ten, should the number of testers then be increased to 180 or 190? It does not seem that any time soon there will be testers sitting around drinking tea while waiting for people to turn up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Turning to Mr. Synnott, his service will have 610 people when the last 14 come out of training. Where does the staffing level of his company need to be in the long term?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Synnott would like to take on 30 more temporary people or thereabouts?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Mr. Synnott's system pays for itself. Does the driver licence testing service pay for itself as well? In the context of money coming in for these services, it is self-funding. It is not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I get that. All I am saying about the driver licence testing system is that it is not costing the State money. It is self-funding, so it should be producing an efficient service because people are paying for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I will let Deputy James O'Connor back in in a minute. To pose a final question to Mr. Waide, concerning road safety, it seems we are, unfortunately, going in the wrong direction. January was worse than it has been in a while. Last year was worse than the previous one. I ask Mr. Waide to address this point. I call Mr. Walsh to make his point first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Okay. Equally, though, there will be people who have driver licences who may want new licences-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: -----which will add to the overall demand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Those are current figures, so 40% of driver fatalities were not wearing seat belts.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: In many cases, these would be relatively modern cars that would have safety mechanisms to beep if drivers do not wear seat belts and make annoying noises and all the rest of it. These are, in many cases, not very old cars.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: Seat belts account for 40% of the fatalities referred to. What are the other main issues? Is it speed, drugs, drink-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: In fatalities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It would be helpful to circulate that information to the committee when it is available. I would appreciate that. I thank our the witnesses for all their efforts on road safety generally. They were invited in because we are frustrated with parts of the system but we appreciate the work they are all doing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I get the roadworthy bit, but the statement also refers to being in compliance with the law. Having an NCT certificate is a requirement for a car more than four years old. Is someone driving without a valid NCT certificate in compliance with the law?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: I might make a couple of points. We previously discussed the transfer of licences. Moldova, which was mentioned, is not an EU country but the RSA was engaging with the authorities there at one point. This meeting is focusing on driver licences and the NCT but, given the officials are here, could they update us on which countries are in and out and on the progress with regard to each of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: It is a 50-state operation and every state is different. The US ambassador was in last week and we raised it with her. She said it is not a federal matter but a state matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)
Gerry Horkan: In the tech industry, for example.