Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown, by each centre of each of the number of testers employed by the RSA to work overtime on a weekly basis, the number of testers employed by the RSA on full-time contracts, and the number of testers employed by the RSA on part-time contracts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25428/25]

Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown, by each centre of the number of testers employed by the RSA that have held their position for more than 20 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25429/25]

Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of the 70 new permanent driving tester positions announced in September 2024 that have been filled; the number of vacancies that remain; the test centres where new positions have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25760/25]

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of WTE driver testers at each driver test centre, the corresponding number in each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25867/25]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 291, 292, 309 and 315 together.

As Minister of State for International & Road Transport, Logistics, Rail & Ports, I wish to advise that under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service, including the employment of driver testers. While my Department is responsible for the overall staffing sanction, it is not involved in the delivery of driver testing at an operational level and, as such, the requested information is held by the RSA.

I have therefore referred the Deputies' questions to the RSA for direct reply. I would ask the Deputies to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.