Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 14: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the recent consultants report commissioned by his Department on the proposed driver testing and standards authority; if he will act on its recommendations; if this report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15504/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The report by consultants Farrell Grant Sparks, FGS, concerned the organisational structure for the proposed driver testing and standards authority. The report will assist in the process of setting up the authority as the establishment of the authority will require detailed consultation and negotiations with staff representatives and the report's recommendations are an important input into this process.

A significant recommendation of the report is that additional functions in the general area of road safety should be assigned to the authority. I have indicated during the course of the Second Stage debate on the Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004 that it is my intention to amend the Bill on Committee Stage to provide for the assignment of additional functions to the authority. A copy of the FGS report will be available on my Department's website shortly.