Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the perceived considerable waiting periods nationally for driver tests and the impact this can have on persons living in rural areas. [6696/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I accept that current waiting times remain high but I am assured that measures being put in place by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) will have the desired effect of reducing waiting times for the public.

I approved the appointment of 67 additional driver testers, on a phased basis for a period of 12-18 months, to address any surge in driving test applications due to the new legislation in relation to unaccompanied learner drivers. The first cohort of these testers have been deployed to test centres to conduct driving tests, with the training of the remaining testers to be completed by end February 2019.