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- Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (4 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: There was a question on the breakdown by county in terms of cohorts of vaccines being given out and a weekly breakdown of that.
- Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (4 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: As the Minister is aware, the Limerick vaccination centre is technically based in Clare at the Radisson. What would be the process by which the Minister would expedite the roll-out of the vaccine with an additional mass vaccination centre based within the boundaries of Limerick city and county? We have had 17,000 vaccines delivered to Limerick to date. I believe this is way behind other...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Apologies have been received from Deputy Steven Matthews. Deputy Brian Leddin is substituting for him. The purpose of our meeting is to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 and to examine delays in driver licence renewals and driver tests. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the following officials from the Road Safety Authority,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Waide. I will take the first Fine Gael slot. I go back to Mr. Waide's point that there will not be enough driver testers. There are 138 driver testers in place at the moment and there will be another 40 by the end of June to meet the commitment of an average waiting list time of ten weeks. According to my analysis of the figures, there are roughly 68,000 people awaiting...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that correct that it would go from 178 to 218?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is approximately 218. The RSA needs 220 driver testers. Am I correct?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will round that up to 220. The RSA has gone from 138 driver testers. It has 40 additional driver testers. Will the additional 40 be in place by the end of June?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the process by which the RSA can start to recruit the further 40 to get up to 218 driver testers? How long will it take? Are there driver testers out there? What is the process and how quickly can the RSA have them in place?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise to Mr. Naughton. Keep going.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am considering the logistics. Has the RSA made a submission to the Department of Transport for these further 40 driver testers? The RSA is seeking to recruit 80 additional driver testers on top of the 138 it has at present. Some 40 have been approved and recruitment is under way and it expects to have them in place by the end of June. Has the RSA submitted an application to the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Has the RSA had communications with the Department of Transport seeking sanction to start the recruitment of the further 40 driver testers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What feedback is the RSA getting from the Department of Transport on the request for these additional 40 testers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will put it to the committee today that we write to the Department of Transport asking it to expedite the provision of these 40 driver testers to bring it to 80 additional driver testers. The number will then be 218. How quickly can the RSA have these 80 additional testers in place if it gets the sanction? If they are in place and the level 5 restrictions are lifted, how quickly can the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Naughton is talking about a lead time of July to October. Will he give me the timescale on bringing the waiting times down? If the RSA operates with 178 driver testers, how many weeks would that bring it down to? When will the RSA get to a ten week waiting time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: It will be 12 weeks in February 2022. If the RSA gets the additional 40 on top of the 40 now recruited, bringing it to 218, what is the trajectory to get to ten weeks? How long will it take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What will the waiting times be if the RSA stays at the additional 40 to bring it up to 178 rather than 218?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Naughton is saying it is not feasible only operating with the additional 40. The RSA needs an additional 80, otherwise it will never be brought back to ten weeks. Mr. Naughton said that it would be 12 weeks by February of next year if the RSA gets the additional 40, bringing it to 80 driver testers. When will it get to ten weeks?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: We will write to the Department posthaste asking it to expedite it but Mr. Naughton's side will have to uphold it. If the additional 40 come on board, I would like to see the timeframe on the recruitment be brought back from October. Everything should be done because this is an enormous issue for ordinary people who cannot get driver tests. Once level 5 is lifted, it is hugely important...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: I agree.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the profile of the people the RSA recruit as driver testers? What qualifications do they require?