Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply. While I appreciate that driver theory testing is the responsibility of the RSA, there is a role for the Department and for second level schools in preparing young people for the driver theory test. I would go further and say that secondary schools should be designated centres to undertake the theory test under the supervision of the RSA. If that was in operation in our schools we would not have tens of thousands of mainly young people waiting to do a theory test before they can sit one of their 12 driving lessons. It would be beneficial to make road safety a compulsory subject at second level.