Mark Daly (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State for his response. I note the case is that the Department is doing some research on the issue and cannot guarantee the outcome. Logic would suggest our driving test is not dissimilar to that in England. If England can do it, we should not have to wait too long. We do not need to send anybody to Canada to research the issue; all we need is to send them to London. The research should be pretty much the same as the standards there are similar to ours. I note there is an issue with regard to a convention on drivers that we did not ratify. Making a judgment and deciding a timeline are the issues. How long will this take? I suppose we can raise the issue again in the autumn, but it is causing difficulties for Irish people. Someone from Tyrone who has done pretty much the same test as somebody from Monaghan can go to Canada and exchange his licence, but the guy from Monaghan is at a disadvantage. We should not put our citizens at a disadvantage because of a process issue.