Tom Morrissey (Progressive Democrats)

The Minister of State said lessons of this nature are not the norm across Europe. However, I am certain that what we are experiencing with young drivers in this country is not the norm. We are mistreating young drivers by pushing them into a system whereby they fail their tests at the first attempt and are then charged large amounts of money for insurance because they have failed their tests. This problem is not the responsibility of any single Department — it is the responsibility of several Departments. The Department of Education and Science is failing miserably.