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Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

James Breen: My first comment on the Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004 is about the ridiculous backlog of people waiting to sit their test. Current pass rates at national level are approximately 55%. Not only does almost every second person fail, but candidates have to wait six months for the privilege of doing so. Waiting times for driving tests are up to 42 weeks. A temporary visitor to...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: ...the certificate we give them, they represent a danger to everyone else. Experiences such as night-time journeys, emergency braking and so on are not part of the test, yet they are part of everyday driving and should inform both training and testing. The preparation for the test is a vast, uncharted landscape. I know we have all had communications from instructors. However, the truth is...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Seán Crowe: We must welcome any measure which helps to standardise and bring driving tests under one uniform regulatory body. It is also welcome if it helps address some of the more common complaints relating to the test. The Irish driving test is internationally regarded as one of the most difficult, as proven by the large number of people, currently 54%, who fail on their first attempt. The issue of...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Martin Cullen: ...in a position to deliver a more focused and flexible service that will be able to respond more readily to customer needs and future demand. In the light of the authority's particular duty to raise driving standards, I envisage such a body having the necessary flexibility to take an innovative approach to driving standards that will have long-term benefits for road safety in future. Such...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the Bill. It arises as a result of a review carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the mess that has become the driver testing system. The review recommended that the area of driver testing should be established under a public sector agency. That makes some sense but I share the concerns of Deputy Olivia Mitchell that this initiative may be used by the Minister as an...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Olivia Mitchell: I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Minister's contribution. Before I took up this brief, the significant waiting lists for driver testing defied explanation. I still wonder in this economy of limitless resources and capabilities and technological prowess why the Government cannot organise something as fundamental and simple as a driving test. I acknowledge the problem did not arise...