Pat Upton
Question:112 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment the success and failure rate in driving tests for each driving test centre for each year since 1990. [2044/95]
Written Answers. - Driving Test Success Rates.
Information of this kind is available only since 1992, when computerisation of the system was completed. Following is the information in respect of 1992, 1993 and 1994:
|
Centre |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
|||
|
Pass |
Fail |
Pass |
Fail |
Pass |
Fail |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
Athlone |
58.6 |
41.4 |
59.9 |
40.1 |
64.4 |
35.6 |
|
Ballina |
55.0 |
45.0 |
57.7 |
42.3 |
59.9 |
40.1 |
|
Birr |
57.7 |
42.3 |
55.5 |
44.5 |
58.8 |
41.2 |
|
Buncrana |
61.8 |
38.2 |
60.5 |
39.5 |
60.7 |
39.3 |
|
Carlow |
47.2 |
52.8 |
50.5 |
49.5 |
49.7 |
50.3 |
|
Carrick-on-Shannon |
57.9 |
42.1 |
61.2 |
38.8 |
62.5 |
37.5 |
|
Castlebar |
55.5 |
44.5 |
58.0 |
42.0 |
57.4 |
42.6 |
|
Cavan |
54.2 |
45.8 |
55.1 |
44.9 |
55.2 |
44.8 |
|
Churchtown/Rathgar |
51.2 |
48.8 |
50.4 |
49.6 |
52.0 |
48.0 |
|
Clifden |
49.2 |
50.8 |
50.1 |
49.9 |
49.1 |
50.9 |
|
Clonmel |
49.7 |
50.3 |
49.0 |
51.0 |
49.0 |
51.0 |
|
Cork |
59.0 |
41.0 |
59.8 |
40.2 |
58.7 |
41.3 |
|
Donegal |
50.0 |
50.0 |
54.0 |
46.0 |
53.8 |
46.2 |
|
Dundalk |
50.7 |
49.3 |
51.5 |
48.5 |
48.5 |
51.5 |
|
Dungarvan |
49.8 |
50.2 |
51.1 |
48.9 |
51.0 |
49.0 |
|
Ennis |
56.4 |
43.6 |
56.8 |
43.2 |
59.0 |
41.0 |
|
Finglas |
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.9 |
49.1 |
47.9 |
52.1 |
|
Galway |
55.8 |
44.2 |
56.4 |
43.6 |
56.2 |
43.8 |
|
Gorey |
48.4 |
51.6 |
46.8 |
53.2 |
50.7 |
49.3 |
|
Kilkenny |
53.2 |
46.8 |
53.7 |
46.3 |
53.1 |
46.9 |
|
Killarney |
53.6 |
46.4 |
57.7 |
42.3 |
60.1 |
39.9 |
|
Kilrush |
50.2 |
49.8 |
53.0 |
47.0 |
54.0 |
46.0 |
|
Letterkenny |
53.5 |
46.5 |
59.2 |
40.8 |
56.5 |
43.5 |
|
Limerick |
57.7 |
42.3 |
54.5 |
45.5 |
68.2 |
41.8 |
|
Longford |
50.0 |
50.0 |
58.0 |
42.0 |
56.8 |
43.2 |
|
Loughrea |
57.2 |
42.8 |
60.0 |
40.0 |
62.3 |
37.7 |
|
Mallow |
55.8 |
44.2 |
58.0 |
42.0 |
54.3 |
45.7 |
|
Monaghan |
55.8 |
44.2 |
57.4 |
42.6 |
56.3 |
43.7 |
|
Mullingar |
54.1 |
45.9 |
55.7 |
44.3 |
54.1 |
45.9 |
|
Naas |
48.7 |
51.3 |
50.5 |
49.5 |
52.8 |
47.2 |
|
Navan |
49.5 |
50.5 |
50.4 |
49.6 |
49.1 |
50.9 |
|
Nenagh |
52.9 |
47.1 |
54.8 |
45.2 |
55.3 |
44.7 |
|
Newcastle West |
53.0 |
47.0 |
55.9 |
44.1 |
50.6 |
49.4 |
|
Parkgate Street |
48.7 |
51.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Portlaoise |
47.4 |
52.6 |
51.9 |
48.1 |
49.3 |
50.7 |
|
Roscommon |
56.1 |
43.9 |
55.0 |
45.0 |
55.5 |
44.5 |
|
Shannon |
53.9 |
46.1 |
60.6 |
39.4 |
63.1 |
36.9 |
|
Skibbereen |
58.2 |
41.8 |
64.0 |
36.0 |
61.9 |
38.1 |
|
Sligo |
54.7 |
45.3 |
61.3 |
38.7 |
59.1 |
40.9 |
|
Thurles |
48.2 |
51.8 |
52.4 |
47.6 |
54.0 |
46.0 |
|
Tipperary |
45.3 |
54.7 |
51.3 |
48.7 |
44.4 |
55.6 |
|
Tralee |
49.5 |
50.5 |
54.8 |
45.2 |
53.7 |
46.3 |
|
Tuam |
50.5 |
49.5 |
55.9 |
44.1 |
56.3 |
43.7 |
|
Tullamore |
52.1 |
47.9 |
53.6 |
46.4 |
56.0 |
44.0 |
|
Waterford |
52.3 |
47.7 |
52.5 |
47.5 |
50.8 |
49.2 |
|
Wexford |
49.7 |
50.3 |
52.2 |
47.8 |
53.1 |
46.9 |
|
Wicklow |
45.1 |
54.9 |
48.5 |
51.5 |
48.7 |
51.3 |
|
Overall Total |
62.4 |
47.6 |
53.9 |
46.1 |
53.6 |
46.4 |
*(Parkgate Street Centre was closed with effect from 17 July 1992)
Pat Upton
Question:113 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment the success and failure rate in driving tests for each year since 1990. [2045/95]
The success and failure rates for driving tests, on a national basis, were as follows:
|
Year |
Percentage Passed |
Percentage Failed |
|
1990 |
55.1 |
44.9 |
|
1991 |
52.1 |
47.9 |
|
1992 |
52.4 |
47.6 |
|
1993 |
53.9 |
46.1 |
|
1994 |
53.6 |
46.4 |
Pat Upton
Question:114 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment if he will have arrangements made to carry out a review of the method of conducting driving tests for motorists to determine if the test can be made more userfriendly. [2046/95]
The driving tests are conducted in accordance with criteria laid down in an EU Directive which has been given effect in Irish law. Driver testers are required to be courteous in their dealings with test applicants and to avoid adding to what tends of its nature to be a stressful exercise.
It is an integral part of my Department's overall strategy that the services it provides, including the driver testing service, operate in accordance with quality principles and in a user friendly way. I intend that efforts in this direction will be pursued in the months ahead.