Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can clarify a previous statement in respect of the number of vehicles tested per day by car testers at NCT sites; if previously stated numbers of seven or eight per day were correct; if testers are in fact contracted to test two cars per hour during a ten-hour day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61482/22]

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if new employees performing inspection support personnel duties at NCT sites have the minimum qualification as required by European legislation; and if they have the qualifications as set out in the tendered document. [61483/22]

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can detail the section within the RSA which adjudicates on qualifications; and the reason that a level 5 qualification was referenced as a suitable qualification for car testers. [61484/22]

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the contractor for the NCT (details supplied) has indemnified the RSA on behalf of the State in light of its new policy of hiring inspection support personnel. [61485/22]

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in light of the decision to hire inspection support personnel to conduct some stages of the car test at NCT sites, the tendered agreement between the State and an organisation (details supplied) has resulted in any material change to the specifications of the tender. [61486/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 to 207, inclusive, together.

The operation of the National Car Testing Service is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore referred the Deputy's query to the Authority for direct reply.

I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.