Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the request by him to the Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Group to examine the issue of driver shortages in the haulage sector and to make recommendations as to actions that can be taken by the State and industry to improve the supply of qualified drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47012/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The National Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Group is chaired by my Department and has been working on this issue since the Group was established in 2019. In July I asked the Group to examine the HGV driver shortage issue and to make recommendations as a matter of urgency. All relevant Departments and agencies, as well as the haulage and logistics sector, are represented on the Group.

A detailed discussion paper was circulated to the Group in August and a number of submissions received. The Group met last on 8 September to discuss the matter. My Department is currently considering the submissions received and I expect to receive the report shortly.