Written answers
Wednesday, 5 April 2006
Department of Transport
Driving Tests
9:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 212: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of applicants awaiting a driving test in each test centre; the corresponding waiting time and pass rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13722/06]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The table below sets out the number of applicants waiting each test centre, and the corresponding average waiting time for each test centre, at 27th March 2006. Included in the table is the pass rate for each centre at 31st December 2005.
| Waiting times and Numbers on hands as at 27 March 2006 — Pass rate year ending 31 December 2005 | |||
| Centre | Number Waiting | Average Weeks Waiting | Pass Rate % |
| North Leinster | |||
| Finglas | 11,740 | 33 | 45.9 |
| Dundalk | 3,942 | 29 | 51.1 |
| Mullingar | 1,939 | 32 | 58.7 |
| Navan | 5,244 | 36 | 54.3 |
| Raheny | 8,069 | 38 | 52.9 |
| South Leinster | |||
| Churchtown/Rathgar | 12,302 | 42 | 48.4 |
| Gorey | 2,465 | 40 | 48.5 |
| Naas | 6,501 | 24 | 51.7 |
| Tullamore | 2,158 | 44 | 52.1 |
| Wicklow | 2,852 | 38 | 45.5 |
| Tallaght | 10,113 | 48 | 47.1 |
| West | |||
| Athlone | 1,318 | 24 | 58.7 |
| Birr | 1,403 | 39 | 65.2 |
| Castlebar | 2,126 | 23 | 62.4 |
| Clifden | 393 | 21 | 63.3 |
| Ennis | 1,550 | 28 | 64.9 |
| Galway | 3,592 | 37 | 63 |
| Loughrea | 1,228 | 29 | 63.1 |
| Roscommon | 1,114 | 30 | 61.3 |
| Tuam | 1,233 | 27 | 65.5 |
| North West | |||
| Ballina | 1,081 | 24 | 56.6 |
| Buncrana | 730 | 28 | 65.2 |
| Carrick-on-Shannon | 1,016 | 23 | 59.7 |
| Cavan | 1,832 | 25 | 45.9 |
| Donegal | 1,238 | 33 | 57.5 |
| Letterkenny | 2,401 | 40 | 59.4 |
| Longford | 1,046 | 32 | 55.6 |
| Monaghan | 1,226 | 28 | 49.9 |
| Sligo | 1,851 | 27 | 60.3 |
| South East | |||
| Carlow | 2,379 | 33 | 46.2 |
| Clonmel | 2,091 | 45 | 51.1 |
| Dungarvan | 1,549 | 39 | 59.4 |
| Kilkenny | 1,832 | 22 | 51.6 |
| Nenagh | 781 | 27 | 50.4 |
| Portlaoise | 1,752 | 36 | 54.3 |
| Thurles | 1,094 | 33 | 53.3 |
| Tipperary | 1,066 | 45 | 43.4 |
| Waterford | 2,865 | 31 | 53.8 |
| Wexford | 2,272 | 28 | 52.7 |
| South West | |||
| Cork | 7,956 | 30 | 53.6 |
| Killarney | 1,754 | 32 | 59.0 |
| Kilrush | 560 | 32 | 60.9 |
| Limerick | 4,572 | 35 | 60.3 |
| Mallow | 2,331 | 36 | 57.6 |
| Newcastle West | 1,755 | 31 | 60.2 |
| Shannon | 1,003 | 46 | 68.2 |
| Skibbereen | 1,862 | 36 | 59.8 |
| Tralee | 1,593 | 22 | 55.8 |
| Region Totals | |||
| North Leinster | 30,934 | 34 | — |
| South Leinster | 36,391 | 39 | — |
| West | 13,959 | 29 | — |
| North West | 12,420 | 29 | — |
| South East | 17,682 | 34 | — |
| South West | 23,385 | 33 | — |
| Total | 134,770 | 32.5 | 53.6 |
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