asked the Minister for Local Government the percentage of applicants for drivers' licences who fail their first driving test.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Driving Test Failures.
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Information in the form requested is not kept as a regular feature of the results of the driving tests. However, on the basis of random samplings of test results taken this year, it is estimated that, of those presenting themselves for the first time, approximately 58 per cent fail to qualify.