Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 283: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an effort to remove driving testing facilities for small lorries and minibuses from towns such as Cavan, forcing applicants to travel to Dundalk, some 15 miles away; his views on whether this is yet another removal of services from rural Ireland causing unnecessary pressure and time wasting on individuals; if he will ensure that this sort of victimisation is not allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23313/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 309 of 26 April. Under EU Directive 2000/56/EC my Department is required to provide off-road testing facilities for the testing of drivers of heavy goods vehicles. My Department is in consultation with the Office of Public Works with a view to providing these facilities. Such facilities have been provided in Sligo, Limerick and Dundalk. It is the intention, subject to the availability of suitable sites and the efficient and economic delivery of the service, to provide similar facilities at the test centres that currently test drivers of articulated heavy goods vehicles.

Liam Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 284: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date on the provision of off-road testing facilities for the testing of drivers of heavy goods vehicles; and if these facilities will be provided in Kilkenny. [23314/05]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 309 of 26 April. My Department is in consultation with the Office of Public Works with a view to providing off-road facilities for the testing of drivers of heavy goods vehicles. Such facilities have been provided in Sligo, Limerick and Dundalk. It is the intention, subject to the availability of suitable sites and the efficient and economic delivery of the service, to provide similar facilities at the test centres that currently test drivers of articulated heavy goods vehicles.