Results 1,921-1,940 of 5,809 for speaker:Alan Dillon

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Who operates the current driving test service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: The RSA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Is the current target of ten years still a relevant target the RSA has or does it need to revise that target?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Who is holding the RSA to account on achieving that target?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: What additional measures has the Department of Transport provided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: How many testers does the RSA have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Okay. How many offices does the RSA operate through the NDLS to support this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Forty nationwide?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Has having the offices and driving test centres completely separate had any additional impact on the delays and wait times we are seeing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: On the NDLS, how seriously does the RSA take public concerns about a move towards a cashless society? There was news this morning that the Minister for Finance was writing to all State bodies to ensure cash is used as legal tender. Will this ensure the RSA revisits the issues and concerns in its NDLS centres?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Can I ask Mr. Walsh about the U-turn on the cashless decision Applus wished to take with regard to prepayments? What discussions followed from instruction from the Department of Transport in this regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: What consultation did the RSA undertake to move to a decision to include this in the contract?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Did the RSA engage with the Department of Transport?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Yes, briefly please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: I would like to ask Mr. Walsh about the historical reference period for the RSA. He stated in his opening statement that 3,254 applications per week were received in 2018. Is this the normal service level the RSA hopes to achieve into the future, or what is the new baseline it hopes to achieve in respect of tests per week? The RSA is currently conducting 4,000 per week. There is a need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: Mr. Walsh is, therefore, hoping that the RSA’s recruitment process would maintain a level of approximately 5,000 tests per week. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: How many testers will be required to deliver 5,000 tests per week?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: The RSA is on target to achieve-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: There are a number of factors, as Mr. Walsh has previously mentioned, relating to inward migration and other population increases. I am sure that that will possibly be the target into the future. This is not to take away from where the RSA currently is but we need to see a concrete plan with regard to what the acceptable number of testers will be into the future and maintain that level to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Testing: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Alan Dillon: -----because at the minute, from this side of the table, I do not feel that the urgency is there at present. Some 30 weeks of a wait time is absolutely ridiculous, especially for people who are starting a new job or who want to go to college. I do not feel the urgency there from the RSA to implement emergency measures that should be implemented to get us to mid-2024 when normal service can...