Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 January 2026
289. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the current average waiting times for driving tests, broken down by licence category, HGV, bus and other commercial categories, by test centre, for each of the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5237/26]
View answer290. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport whether he will provide a comparison between average waiting times for private car driving tests and for commercial driving tests, including HGV and bus licences; the extent to which these waiting times differ; and the reasons for any disparity. [5238/26]
View answer292. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of commercial driving tests (HGV and bus) conducted by the Road Safety Authority in each month of the past two years; the way in which this compares with private car tests over the same period; and if he will outline the reasons for any significant changes. [5240/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 289, 290 and 292 together.
Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has statutory responsibility for the National Driver Testing Service. This includes all application and scheduling matters. As such, the information requested relating to waiting times by licence category is held by the Authority.
Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the RSA for direct reply, and I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been 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. This information is available at the following link: Driver and Vehicle Testing Transport Hub - Central Statistics Office (www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/hubs/p-transo/transporthub/driverandvehicletesting/).
