Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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1135. To ask the Minister for Health if persons working in a company (details supplied) are considered essential workers [32348/20]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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1268. To ask the Minister for Health if VRT inspectors are essential workers under level 5 restrictions [32847/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1135 and 1268 together.

I am informed by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners that VRT related vehicle inspections have been performed since September 2010 by the service provider responsible for the National Car Test (NCT) service. Applus Inspection Services Ireland Limited, the current NCT service provider, under a contract awarded by the Road Safety Authority, has advised that the NCT service has been deemed an essential service and that it would continue to provide the normal range of NCT services to the public. NCT staff are not Revenue employees.