Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 315: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of people who applied to become a contract driver tester in 2005; the number of those who reached the qualifying standard required; the number of those who are being called to the next stage of the competition; the number of new testers who have been appointed; if the Equal Status Act 2000 applies to the above applicants; and if so, the percentage of successful applicants who came under that criteria, that is, people with disabilities. [7793/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The competition in question is being managed by the Public Appointments Service and I am not in a position to provide details of the competition process. Driver testers have not yet been appointed as a result of the process but I expect that ten will be appointed and undertaking tests by the summer. I have passed the Deputy's response on to the Public Appointments Service for direct reply.