Written answers
Thursday, 30 June 2005
Department of Transport
Driving Tests
8:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 434: To ask the Minister for Transport the waiting time for a driving test at each test centre; the number of applicants awaiting a test at each centre; the current pass rate at each centre; the current number of driving testers, supervisors and vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24090/05]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Table 1 sets out the numbers waiting and the average waiting time for a test at each test centre. Table 2 sets out the pass rate at each test centre for 2004. There are currently 116 driver testers, ten supervisors and one chief tester employed by my Department. In addition there are nine driver tester vacancies. Arrangements are being made to recruit additional driver testers.
Table 1. | ||
Centre | Applications on Hand | Average Weeks Waiting |
North Leinster | ||
Finglas | 10,742 | 28 |
Dundalk | 3,350 | 26 |
Mullingar | 1,981 | 26 |
Navan | 4,618 | 31 |
Raheny | 7,984 | 45 |
South Leinster | ||
Churchtown/Rathgar | 11,884 | 40 |
Gorey | 2,489 | 44 |
Naas | 5,239 | 29 |
Tullamore | 2,023 | 34 |
Wicklow | 2,665 | 45 |
Tallaght | 9,416 | 35 |
West | ||
Athlone | 1,206 | 27 |
Birr | 1,288 | 25 |
Castlebar | 2,199 | 30 |
Clifden | 396 | 21 |
Ennis | 1,293 | 18 |
Galway | 3,251 | 27 |
Loughrea | 1,136 | 15 |
Roscommon | 949 | 15 |
Tuam | 1,186 | 21 |
North West | ||
Ballina | 1,146 | 26 |
Buncrana | 767 | 34 |
Carrick-on-Shannon | 943 | 21 |
Cavan | 1,687 | 26 |
Donegal | 1,205 | 32 |
Letterkenny | 2,340 | 37 |
Longford | 954 | 24 |
Monaghan | 1,317 | 23 |
Sligo | 1,664 | 30 |
South East | ||
Carlow | 2,498 | 37 |
Clonmel | 2,190 | 32 |
Dungarvan | 1,650 | 41 |
Kilkenny | 2,200 | 31 |
Nenagh | 923 | 48 |
Portlaoise | 1,689 | 42 |
Thurles | 1,316 | 38 |
Tipperary | 1,173 | 29 |
Waterford | 3,029 | 31 |
Wexford | 2,503 | 29 |
Sth.West | ||
Cork | 7,334 | 25 |
Killarney | 2,315 | 29 |
Kilrush | 502 | 25 |
Limerick | 4,067 | 26 |
Mallow | 2,195 | 28 |
Newcastle West | 1,838 | 30 |
Shannon | 911 | 21 |
Skibbereen | 2,143 | 37 |
Tralee | 1,753 | 21 |
Table 2. | |
Centre | % Pass |
Athlone | 59.5 |
Ballina | 62.4 |
Birr | 64.7 |
Buncrana | 63.5 |
Carlow | 50.0 |
Carrick-on-Shannon | 55.5 |
Castlebar | 63.0 |
Cavan | 48.3 |
Churchtown | 47.5 |
Clifden | 59.3 |
Clonmel | 51.5 |
Cork | 55.5 |
Donegal | 56.7 |
Dundalk | 53.0 |
Dungarvan | 60.8 |
Ennis | 62.7 |
Finglas | 47.8 |
Galway | 61.8 |
Gorey | 48.6 |
Kilkenny | 55.1 |
Killarney | 59.2 |
Kilrush | 61.4 |
Letterkenny | 56.8 |
Limerick | 61.9 |
Longford | 52.7 |
Loughrea | 61.4 |
Mallow | 56.9 |
Monaghan | 47.7 |
Mullingar | 55.8 |
Naas | 51.9 |
Centre | % Pass |
Navan | 56.1 |
Nenagh | 53.3 |
Newcastle West | 60.4 |
Portlaoise | 53.3 |
Raheny | 52.4 |
Rathgar | 41.3 |
Roscommon | 62.0 |
Shannon | 64.4 |
Skibbereen | 61.6 |
Sligo | 63.2 |
Tallaght | 48.3 |
Thurles | 53.6 |
Tipperary | 48.9 |
Tralee | 57.0 |
Tuam | 64.4 |
Tullamore | 49.4 |
Waterford | 55.7 |
Wexford | 53.7 |
Wicklow | 44.7 |
Overall Total | 54.0 |
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