Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 November 2025
221. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests have been carried out in the Dungarvan driving centre, in each month of 2024 and from January to October 2025. [64713/25]
View answer222. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers (in FTE terms) should ordinarily be assigned to the Dungarvan driving testing centre; and the current staffing level as of 14 November 2025. [64714/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 222 together.
Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. While my Department is responsible for the overall staffing sanction, neither I nor my officials are involved in the service at an operational level. Accordingly, the information requested for Dungarvan is held by the RSA.
Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's question to the RSA for direct response. Please contact my office if a reply is not received within ten days.
The Deputy may wish to note that the RSA publish detailed monthly information on the driver testing service on the CSO website, including the breakdown of waiting times and distribution of driver testers by test centre. This information is available at the following link: data.cso.ie/product/RSADTS.
