Written answers
Wednesday, 19 October 2005
Department of Transport
Driving Tests
9:00 pm
Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Transport the waiting period for a driving test in each of the driving test centres; if the situation is improving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28995/05]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
| Applications on hand — 10 October 2005 | Average weeks waiting | Longest weeks waiting |
| North Leinster | ||
| Finglas | 31 | 43 |
| Dundalk | 36 | 41 |
| Mullingar | 34 | 41 |
| Navan | 45 | 52 |
| Raheny | 26 | 60 |
| South Leinster | ||
| Churchtown-Rathgar | 36 | 49 |
| Gorey | 46 | 58 |
| Naas | 27 | 40 |
| Tullamore | 41 | 56 |
| Wicklow | 41 | 52 |
| Tallaght | 41 | 52 |
| West | ||
| Athlone | 19 | 23 |
| Birr | 26 | 38 |
| Castlebar | 27 | 30 |
| Clifden | 32 | 32 |
| Ennis | 24 | 31 |
| Galway | 35 | 43 |
| Loughrea | 24 | 28 |
| Roscommon | 28 | 32 |
| Tuam | 26 | 35 |
| North west | ||
| Ballina | 21 | 37 |
| Buncrana | 32 | 32 |
| Carrick-on-Shannon | 18 | 25 |
| Cavan | 28 | 31 |
| Donegal | 35 | 40 |
| Letterkenny | 23 | 43 |
| Longford | 24 | 31 |
| Monaghan | 26 | 32 |
| Sligo | 30 | 36 |
| South east | ||
| Carlow | 26 | 43 |
| Clonmel | 41 | 52 |
| Dungarvan | 44 | 56 |
| Kilkenny | 23 | 30 |
| Nenagh | 40 | 40 |
| Portlaoise | 41 | 59 |
| Thurles | 45 | 52 |
| Tipperary | 41 | 58 |
| Waterford | 33 | 39 |
| Wexford | 31 | 36 |
| South west | ||
| Cork | 23 | 32 |
| Killarney | 31 | 42 |
| Kilrush | 27 | 29 |
| Limerick | 28 | 42 |
| Mallow | 35 | 42 |
| Newcastle West | 31 | 38 |
| Shannon | 39 | 44 |
| Skibbereen | 40 | 44 |
| Tralee | 25 | 34 |
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